Drone

Sometimes, good things come in small packages. Extremely tiny packages such as a microrobot that can pollinate fields of crops, help rescue people, and so on. Researchers at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) are already working on that and they’re making significant progress. Back in spring, MIT announced an insect-sized …

D-Fend Solutions counter-UAS system protects against a drone attack on the Pope during open-air worship By Jim Magill As the number of commercial and consumer drones increases worldwide, and as drones become more sophisticated in their abilities to carry potentially dangerous payloads as they fly virtually undetected through sensitive airspace, …

Source: Teal A short list of Florida approved drones for state use and purchase has caused some confusion and concern in the Florida public safety community. Early this morning, the Florida Department of Management Services published a list of Florida approved drones, as per the screenshot below.  However, since publication …

MOSCOW, December 29. /TASS/. Russia’s Orion strike drone test-launched the latest munitions to eliminate autonomous helicopter targets produced by Technodinamika Group (within the state tech corporation Rostec) during trials, the Group’s press office reported on Wednesday. “An Orion strike drone tested the use of new weapons. Under the scenario of …

It makes perfect sense that a leading provider of manned aircraft should enter the arena of passenger VTOLs, flying cars, and urban air mobility.  Now, Embraer urban air mobility spin-off Eve UAM, LLC (“Eve”) has spun off and is joining the NYSE – and promises a vehicle in 2026.  The …

FAA and NASA on Dawn of Drones this week!  Watch below on Wednesday, December 29,  2021 at 11:00 AM EST as host Dawn Zoldi discusses drone industry progress with FAA representative Kevin Morris and NASA’s Huy Tran. We are ending the year on a high note, with the FAA and …

Methodist Mansfield Medical Center will celebrate 15 years in the community Monday night with a drone show. On Dec. 27, at 7:30 p.m., the hospital will host the first drone light show in the city of Mansfield. Fifty lit drones will fly above the hospital and create holiday and anniversary-themed …

Vo2019, CC BY-SA 4.0  The Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge offers more than $3 million USD in prizes.  This year, the Maritime Robotics Challenge is designed to bring emerging technologies together to tackle previously unsolvable challenges facing the maritime industry. The following is a guest post by Dr. Art Morrish, …

Soaring Eagle Technologies has received another FAA Certificate of Authorization.  This BVLOS Waiver enables more efficient inspections. Soaring Eagle Technologies, is a leading drone data collection company working with critical infrastructure companies across the U.S.  Having completed over 60 large scale BVLOS missions across the U.S under SGI (special government interest) waivers,the …

ISLAMABAD: The city managers have decided to acquire drone cameras for monitoring wildlife and forests. As a pilot project, the CDA has floated a tender to purchase a drone camera with latest equipment at a cost of Rs6.8 million for the Model Forestry Park, Malpur. “The use of drone will …