We here at DRONELIFE are as vulnerable as anyone else to the joys of reality TV, so we were pleased to see that drone provider Microdrones is scheduled to release a reality TV styled video webinar series named Down to Earth. The idea is to show the challenges and hazards that surveying …
Read More »Everdrone Recruits UAV Heavy Hitters for New Advisory Board
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 …
Read More »Micro-drones Can Anchor onto Surfaces and Pull Heavy Loads
A Euro-American research team has developed a micro-drone that can open doors to new possibilities – literally, not figuratively. The flying robot – dubbed FlyCroTug – is outfitted with a gripping apparatus. Two of the diminutive drones work together to pull objects – for example — lassoing a door handle …
Read More »Army Base Unveils Improved Drone Training Center
Army drones are headed to fundamental coaching – however this time, UAV tech will likely be doing the coaching. The Army’s 316 Cavalry Brigade lower the ribbon on a brand new drone coaching facility final week to supply more room and performance to its UAS training program. Fittingly, a soldier-piloted …
Read More »Transport Canada Adds Microdrones to List of Compliant Syste…
Canadian drone firm Microdrones has introduced that their md4-1000 drone has been added to Transport Canada’s record of Compliant Unmanned Air Systems. “This approval from Transport Canada (TC) for our md4-1000 drone has great meaning for users everywhere. A compliance certificate from TC implies a certain level of safety and …
Read More »Delair-Tech Partners with microdrones
French drone manufacturer Delair-Tech announced a partnership with German company microdrones at this week’s Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas. Delair-Tech is a leader in commercial fixed wing drones, and the partnership with microdrones, a developer of industrial-grade multicopters, creates a significant new presence in commercial drones. The partnership will combine the R …
Read More »microdrones Lifeguard Drone Makes a Huge Splash
Photo courtesy of microdrones A German drone manufacturer is using the power of viral video to tout its new water-rescue drone that has already made a splash in the eyes of the nation’s lifeguards. This past week, microdrones released a new video depicting a German lifeguard locating a “drowning” swimmer …
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