Drone

A tense, 11-hour long stand-off between a suspect and police offers at a Denny’s restaurant in Cambell, California was brought to a peaceful end earlier this month, with help from an Impossible Aerospace US-1 drone. The US-1 was launched by Impossible Aerospace in September 2018. We haven’t heard much since but …

BUSINESS NEWS The Great Bend Recreation Commission will be hosting a free Stop ‘N Learn Session titled “Drone 101” on Wednesday, February 27th, from 12:00 – 1:00 pm at the Great Bend Activity Center (2715 18th Street).  Drones are just one of the new technological devices being used in several ways …

Guest Post: This article published with permission from our partners at DroneII, Drone Industry Insights. Article authored by Hendrik Boedecker. Earlier this month the thermal imagery manufacturer FLIR bought the UAV developer Aeryon Labsfor $200 million, beating their previous record in publicly disclosed drone investments of $134M. This has been yet …

There is a drone, just north of Toronto, that can fly on its own — no human pilot required. It was built by researchers at the University of Toronto’s Institute of Aerospace Studies (UTIAS), who have been perfecting the technology for the past few years. But they have an even …

Spanish UAV manufacturer Alpha Unmanned Systems is one of several UAV companies chosen to participate in Inmarsat´s UAV Pop-up lab. The satellite and communications giant is using the program to explore the value of satcoms in the commercial UAV sector. Along with six other UAV companies, Alpha Unmanned Systems will execute …

Swedish drone-tech company Everdrone is beefing up its industry altitude with the creation of an advisory board that sports some heavy hitters. The board will feature ex-AirMap CTO Daniel Alarcon-Rubio, former microdrones Sales and Marketing Manager Michael Thoss and Jeremy Wigmore, the former CEO of Aerialtronics. Everdrone develops software and …

Ministry to  use drones  to monitor projects Published on: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 KANGAR: The Rural Development Ministry will use drone technology or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (pic) to monitor its development projects nationwide, said its minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun. According to her, the ministry would fully use …

Swiss drone manufacturer Wingtra is teaming up with distributor RDO Equipment to roll out a certified repair center servicing the company’s vertical-takeoff-and-landing drone solutions. The certification program will reduce downtown for Wingtra’s survey drones within RDO’s domestic coverage area across the American Upper Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and Southwest. RDO will also …

Drone shows are the best way to see all of the new technologies out there, meet real people from the major players in the industry – and get the best education on best practices, best techniques, and new regulations. But as the industry has evolved, many drone companies have to …

The following is a JD.com press release. JD.com, China’s largest retailer, and Rakuten, Inc., a leading global innovation company in e-commerce, have signed an agreement that will see JD.com’s drones and autonomous delivery robots utilized in Rakuten’s unmanned delivery solutions in Japan. Under the agreement, JD.com will combine its expertise …