Drones in the News

There are two universal truths in the drone industry. The first is that technology companies will file rafts of drone-related patents in an attempt to score easy PR and cover even the most obscure bases for the future. The second is that tech workers need the occasional caffeine hit from …

We’re not quite at the stage at which drones are taking an active role in day to day agriculture. Despite hardware releases from DJI and other manufacturers with a view to autonomously sowing seeds and dispensing pesticides, most drone applications on the farm are more passive in nature: field mapping, …

By Hugoshi [CC BY-SA 4.0] News and Commentary.  The drone news this week has been dominated by headlines about the purported assassination attempt on Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro.  The timing couldn’t be worse for the drone industry. I use the word “purported” in an effort (probably in vain) to indicate …

While not very often, the old adage what goes up must come down (and sometimes quite suddenly) comes into play even with commercial drones.   In a press release,  Drone safety systems company Parazero Israel Ltd , announced recently that its drone safety system has successfully saved hundreds of thousands of …

An environmental group in England is utilizing drones and synthetic intelligence to assist measure plastic waste on the world’s seashores. In the final 10 years, there was a 250% enhance of plastics washing up on the world’s seashores. Of the tens of millions of tons which might be dumped in …

We’ve seen many issues within the drone business thus far: drones that catch whale snot; drones that carry out aerial gentle exhibits; a drone that assists skydives. But we haven’t but seen a drone dressed as Superman intentionally flown right into a nuclear energy plant. At least not till this …

Aerospace big Boeing has right now introduced an funding – through Boeing HorizonX Ventures – in Matternet. The Menlo Park startup has made notable progress pioneering drone deliveries in city environments, and it seems to be as if Boeing needs a bit of the pie. Matternet’s expertise is an finish to finish drone supply …

Our buddies at Ocean Alliance have been pioneering the usage of drones for marine analysis for fairly a while. But till very just lately, these drones had been primarily off-the-shelf quadcopters, modified to be flying Petri dishes able to gathering whale snot with out disturbing the animals. These flying ‘SnotBots’ …

The Drone Racing League (DRL) has introduced additional growth plans that embody a brand new media partnership, a brand new race venue and additional assist from title sponsor Allianz. The new race will happen on Saturday, June 16, on the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice, France. The French theme continues with …

Intel’s taking pictures star drones have carried out at Coachella for the second yr in a row, lighting up the sky above the set of headlining act ODESZA. It’s one among the few occasions that the know-how large has been in a position to carry out dwell above an viewers, …