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Source: Robonomics Aquatic drones are taking to the high seas to fight against contaminated drinking water. According to the World Health Organization, more than 2 billion people worldwide drink contaminated water due to pollution – a problem that will only worsen as demand is projected to spike by 30 percent …

DRONELIFE talks to Jon Damush about the place of onboard detect-and-avoid in the complex system of drone safety. Drone startup Iris Automation offers a cutting edge solution for a foundational problem: how to prevent drones from running into anything.  Iris’ onboard detect-and-avoid system, Casia, offers a new layer of safety …

image courtesy Wing The UTM Pilot Program has ended it’s second phase, with a group of industry players demonstrationg the production ready technologies that will help enable drone integration. “The FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management Pilot Program (UPP) completed its second phase with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP) at …

Singapore based F-drones has successfully completed what the company says is the first commercial night drone delivery. F-drones is filling a significant need with drone delivery.  Working in the maritime sector, F-drones offers on-demand drone delivery to ships in port.  The application offers a tremendous benefit in time and cost …

Source: FAA The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is taking flight into the friendly skies of the second annual National Drone Safety Awareness Week. Launched by the FAA, the special week is billed as “an opportunity for others to share their commitment to drone safety.” AUVSI officials reported …

FAA development partner Kittyhawk is releasing a new version of the B4UFLY app.  The newest version adds localized advisories and crowdsourcing for the U.S. drone airspace. “Coinciding with the FAA’s Drone Safety Awareness Week, Kittyhawk is releasing a new update to B4UFLY that adds a new layer of localized advisories …

DJI’s agriculture drone for crop spraying, the DJI AGRAS T20, makes agricultural spraying easier, smarter, and safer. Crop spraying by drone, while not widely legal in the U.S., has been adopted elsewhere around the world.  As agricultural drones get easier to fly and ever more automated, crop spraying by drone …

Zehra Akbar is the Senior Director of Strategy and Operations for Boeing Venture SkyGrid, provider of airspace management services for commercial drone operators, enterprises, and aviation authorities.  SkyGrid FlightControl™ is an all-in-one drone app, designed to automate every part of the flight process.  Akbar explains how AI, Blockchain, and a …

Photographer Dan Watson spots a shark swimming near his family, using his Mavic 2 Pro drone. The UK’s Daily News reports that drones will patrol beaches in Australia in order to protect crowds from sharks and the rapidly spreading coronavirus. Drones are already common tools on Australian beaches.  We wrote in …

In November of 2016, I met Damon Henry – and his drone startup, Asylon – for the first time.  We met at a drone expo, where Henry had reached out to see if I would cover the battery swap station that they were displaying. I am always inclined to answer …