Drone

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–Jan. 4, 2022. Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight technology, today announced a new groundbreaking autonomous flight capability, Skydio KeyFrame. Skydio Keyframe is an AI skill that allows a user to design and capture smooth, complex camera moves with just …

Can Urban Air Mobility thrive without better infrastructure?  In this Op-Ed, Brent Klavon discusses the urgent need for vertiport automation. The following guest post is an original op-ed from Brent Klavon, Vice President at ANRA Technologies.  DRONELIFE neither makes nor accepts payment for guest posts. Are Vertiports the Weakest Link in …


DUBAI — Domestically assembled drones that can fly hundreds of kilometres are proving a security headache for the United Arab Emirates after consecutive attacks by Yemen’s rebel warriors. The low-tech weapons, which use over-the-counter parts, were deployed in two attacks on the wealthy Gulf state, a member of the Saudi-led …

Wingcopter Lands Contract with Spright for Medical Drone Delivery in US by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby German drone delivery pioneer Wingcopter has announced a new commercial agreement with Air Methods subsidiary Spright. The agreement, worth more than US $16 million, will see  Spright acquire a large fleet of …

BRINC Drones to Sponsor Leading Robotics Summit offering critical drone training for public safety personnel. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Public safety specialist BRINC Drones will be sponsoring this year’s Texas Public Safety Robotics Summit. The event, which is closed to the public, is designed for public safety, …

GRAND FORKS, ND – The Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS), one of seven Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test sites, announces the selection of a new executive director. Trevor Woods, formerly the director of safety, was chosen by the Northern Plains Unmanned Systems Authority, …

Optelos Partners with FlyGuys for Turnkey Data Collection by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Optelos and FlyGuys have announced a partnership that will bring together FlyGuy’s nationwide drone data collection network and Optelos visual data management, 2D/3D modeling and inspection analytics capabilities in order to build a turnkey data …

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Jan. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Everdrone’s Emergency Medical Aerial Delivery service (EMADE), an innovative link in the chain of life-saving measures of Region Västra Götaland, Sweden, was put to the toughest of tests in the morning of December the 9th of 2021. In the Swedish city …

Drones look set to become a big part of the booming food delivery business, with Vietnamese delectables now taking to Australian skies. Roll’d Vietnamese announced on Thursday it had teamed up with Wing, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, to deliver its banh mi (baguettes), bao (steamed buns), rice …

[January 10, 2022]: SMART SHOOTER, a world-class designer, developer, and manufacturer of innovative fire control systems that significantly increase the accuracy and lethality of small arms, reveals the SMASH Dragon: an armed drone system incorporating Smart Shooter’s combat-proven SMASH Technology that ensures precise target elimination. Presented by the …