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It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Bird that’s a…Plane!  The RoBird flying robot. At the Edmonton International Airport and Grand Forks International Airport in North Dakota, a Peregrine falcon soars near the runway to deter birds from interfering with air traffic. It looks real. But it’s not. It’s …

Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week, June 10.  Click on the links below to read or listen to each story in full. Continue reading below, or listen: Skywatch Drone Insurance on Top Industry Trends and Drone …

Volocopter’s VoloConnect Aircraft Completes First Flight by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby The UP.Summit saw urban air mobility (UAM) leader Volocopter announce that its VoloConnect fixed-winged passenger aircraft completed its first flight this past May, making Volocopter the world’s first and only eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft) …

Sightec’s NavSight AI-powered computer vision solution adds visual situational awareness and GPS-free, vision-based navigation to ParaZero SafeAir autonomous parachute recovery systems, ensuring increased safety in virtually any operational environment and offering a benchmark solution for enhanced mission containment and ground risk mitigation. Continue reading below or listen:  Revolutionary Fusion of …

Drones equipped with high resolution lenses are a powerful tool in the fight to protect wildlife around the world.  Here, Yasuo Baba of Sony Digital Imaging gives us the specifics of the project between Quantum-Systems and Wilderness International. The following is a guest post by Yasuo Baba, Director, Digital Imaging …

Don’t miss AERIUM on Dawn of Drones, Wednesday June 8 at 11:00 AM EST.  Stream below! We continue our “Emerging Industry Leaders” month sponsored by the Sonoran Desert Institute with Carahsoft Partner, Aerium Analytics, a multi-disciplined drone solutions company based in Calgary, Alberta conducting operations across Canada and the U.S. …

Ascent AeroSystems Spirit Platform Added to DIU Blue UAS Cleared List by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has announced the addition of Ascent AeroSystems’ Spirit platform to the Blue UAS Cleared List of approved small unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Continue reading below or listen:  …

Mayman Aerospace Showcases Speeder AUV at Draper Venture Network CEO Summit by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby This year’s annual Draper Venture Network CEO Summit saw the reveal of Mayman Aerospace’s flight-ready prototype of its Speeder Air Utility Vehicle (AUV). Continue reading below or listen: The P2 Speeder vertical …

AT&T Advances 5G Coverage with Flying COW Drones by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby This past April, the AT&T drone team took to a field in rural Missouri to test its new Flying COW® (Cell on Wings), marking the first time AT&T has transmitted its 5G network from a …

Zipline Launches Medical Drone Deliveries in Nigeria by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby June 3, instant logistics leader Zipline carried out its first series of drone deliveries in Nigeria’s Kaduna State, completing its integration with local health systems and regulatory authorities. Continue reading below or listen: DroneLife · Zipline …