The Arizona-based weapons company Axon Enterprise Inc. said on Sunday that it’s no longer going ahead with the development of a taser-equipped drone after most of its ethics board resigned over the matter. The company, which sells weapons technology for the military and the police, had announced the idea of …
Read More »Zipline in Nigeria Medical Drone Delivery
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 …
Read More »AgEagle Evolves from Agricultural Drones to Flying Robots
AgEagle ventures into military equipment, advanced robotics fields By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill AgEagle (NYSE:UAVS), a company that started its commercial life producing drones and software for the agricultural market, has evolved into a company that produces “flying robots,” across a broad spectrum of applications, both civilian and military. …
Read More »Axon Halts Plans to Sell Flying Taser Drones to Schools
Tobias Schwarz / Getty Images Police tech company Axon is halting a controversial plan to develop aerial drones for schools equipped with stun guns after internal backlash, which reportedly drove members of its own ethics board to announce their resignations. The company had announced plans to develop taser drones in …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE-Axon halts Taser drone work as some on ethics pane…
Taser-maker Axon Enterprise Inc told Reuters on Sunday it was halting work on a project to equip drones with stun guns to combat mass shootings, a prospect that one member of its AI ethics board said was prompting a mass exodus from the panel. The May 24 school shooting in …
Read More »Ukraine drone warfare reignites the race for killer robots
The nearest the world has seen to a fully autonomous weapon in the Ukrainian conflict to date comes from Britain, according to Justin Bronk, a senior research fellow for air power and technology at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). He says the Brimstone missile, made by Franco-British company MBDA, …
Read More »Taser-equipped drones could prevent school shootings, firm c…
Taser developer Axon said this week it is working to build drones armed with the electric stunning weapons that could fly in schools and “help prevent the next Uvalde, Sandy Hook, or Columbine.” But its own technology advisers quickly panned the idea as a dangerous fantasy. The publicly traded company, …
Read More »Taser drone solution to school shootings “crackpot”
Taser developer Axon said this week it is working to build drones armed with the electric stunning weapons that could fly in schools and “help prevent the next Uvalde, Sandy Hook, or Columbine,” but its own technology advisers quickly panned the idea as a dangerous fantasy. The company which sells …
Read More »Skywatch Drone Insurance – DRONELIFE
Alexander Glinz, CC BY-SA 3.0 Data-Driven Risk Management Insights – SkyWatch Drone Insurance Top 3 Trend Lists As the saying goes, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” This concept applies to drone operations today. Continue reading below or listen: Best safety and risk management practices can mitigate …
Read More »Check Out Dawn’s New Podcasts! Full Crew Launches on Monday …
Live on Monday, June 6 at 11:00 AM EST! If you’ve loved the Dawn of Drones podcasts on DRONELIFE, you won’t want to miss Dawn Zoldi and Michael Pehel’s two new offerings: Full Crew and Full TILT. Hosted independently, these new podcasts move beyond drones into the wider world of …
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