Sponsored by MMC – While industrial drones for energy applications need flight endurance, reliability and a host of other features, Indonesia and many other Southeast Asian countries have another requirement: rain resistance. In many ways, drones are the perfect tool for power line stringing and inspection in Indonesia. It’s unique …
Read More »Drones are Apple’s New Secret Weapon
Apple Inc. has a new plan to improve the data accuracy of their Maps service and to finally catch up with industry leader Google Maps, Bloomberg reports: drones. Insiders say that Apple is putting together a dream team of robotics, drone and data-collection experts to execute it’s plan to use drones to …
Read More »3DR Pivots to Construction Industry with Help from Autodesk
CEO Chris Anderson presenting BIM capabilities at 3DR offices In advance of a new product announcement scheduled for today, Chris Anderson, CEO of 3DR, hosted a media event yesterday in which he provided an overview of 3DR’s primary focus going forward, performed a demonstration of capability, and fielded questions. In …
Read More »GoPro Vs DJI: Tech Giants End 2016 With Plenty to Prove
Not that long ago, the end of 2016 looked as though it would be a defining point for consumer drones, the time for them to truly go mainstream. In September, GoPro made its highly anticipated move into the drone space with the launch of the Karma. Industry leader target=”_blank”> target=”_blank”> …
Read More »Startup Zipline Raises $25 million
Zipline, the CA startup that has deployed the first medical drone delivery program in Rwanda, announced that is has raised $25 million in venture capital funding. Investors included Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital; the recent funding round brings Zipline’s total funding to $43 million. The Rwandan government has partnered with …
Read More »Intel Acquires German Drone Company MAVinci
Silicon valley giant Intel has acquired German drone company MAVinci, for an undisclosed price. At this week’s Commercial UAV Expo, Anil Nanduri, Vice President of the New Technology Group and General Manager of the UAV segment at Intel, said that the acquisition gives Intel a “full portfolio” of fixed-wing and multi-rotor solutions …
Read More »Delair-Tech Partners with microdrones
French drone manufacturer Delair-Tech announced a partnership with German company microdrones at this week’s Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas. Delair-Tech is a leader in commercial fixed wing drones, and the partnership with microdrones, a developer of industrial-grade multicopters, creates a significant new presence in commercial drones. The partnership will combine the R …
Read More »Mavic Pro Shipping Update – DJI Admits to “Issue” with Part
The Latest Mavic Pro Shipping Update We’ve been following the continued delay of DJI’s new Mavic Pro very closely. We speculated that there was more going behind the scenes than the company was letting on, and it looks like we were right. We’ve been contacted by many Mavic Pro pre-orderers, …
Read More »Update on Delayed Mavic Pro – We Ask DJI Your Questions
So what’s going on at DJI? Having originally intended to ship the Mavic Pro in the middle of October, orders only started to be dispatched on October 21st. It wasn’t a huge delay in the grand scheme of things, especially compared to some of its industry peers. But many target=”_blank”> …
Read More »How to Find Work for Your Drone: Introducing the New JobForD…
JobForDrones announces the launch of a new website, featuring deep functionality to allow professional drone operators to find commercial drone customers. The new site is a global network that allows licensed drone operators to create profiles featuring their skills, search jobs in their region, and bid on jobs posted on …
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