A new partnership between Skydio and EagleView to provide autonomous drone technology for better property inspections could be the largest commercial drone contract ever. EagleView is a leading technology provider of aerial imagery, data analytics, and GIS solutions. Today, Skydio and EagleView announced an exclusive property inspection partnership for automated residential roof inspection …
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The Skydio 2: Affordable autonomy U.S. drone manufacturer Skydio is stepping up to help boost diversity in the drone industry, hiring two highly qualified women to key leadership roles. Devon DiPietro has been named Director of Marketing, and Jacqueline Sharma has been hired as Vice President of People Operations. The two new …
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Source: Skydio Flying high on news of an unprecedented $100 million investment, California-based drone startup Skydio this week released details about its latest offering, the Skydio X2E. Designed for enterprises, first responders and civilian agencies, the X2E is being touted as an “ideal situation” for situational awareness and inspection of …
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image: public domain As Isaias approaches Florida, states are getting serious about using drones for this hurricane season. In a webinar hosted by AUVSI NC, a panel of experts gave their best advice to state agencies preparing to use UAV for hurricane response. Drones play a crucial role in allowing …
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DRONELIFE Exclusive. Skydio, the Redwood City, CA startup, is flying high. Skydio’s X2 drones were announced today, along with an $100 million in Series C funding – which follows a $4 million investment that the U.S. Department of Defense announced this weekend. $100 million may be the largest funding …
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Five U.S. drone companies have been awarded over $13 million under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), money appropriated to save jobs and support the economy during the current COVID-19 crisis. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced $13.4 million in Title III investments “As part …
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The Skydio 2 Silicon Valley-based drone manufacturer Skydio announced they will donate dozens of drones for emergency services agencies during the Covid-19 crisis, through the Skydio Emergency Response Program. Skydio has been planning an Emergency Response Program to contribute to emergencies like fires, floods, and earthquakes: but in light of …
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The Skydio 2: Affordable autonomy CA-based Skydio has been forced to stop shipping drones due to the Covid-19 “Stay at home” order in force in northern California. Skydio drones are assembled in a factory in the U.S. Some parts are manufactured overseas, and Skydio, like other drone manufacturers, experienced production …
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Image Provided by Ware The drone industry excels at addressing expensive and slow processes that can be dramatically improved with aerial assets. One San Francisco startup has identified a major need in a $1.9 trillion industry, and they’re solving it with a combination of easily available commercial hardware and their …
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The Skydio 2 Drone manufacturers around the world are struggling to meet production schedules as the coronavirus continues to impact Chinese manufacturing systems. U.S.-based Skydio assembles drones in the U.S.: but the company is suffering from the supply-chain disruption caused by the slowdown in manufacturing of the component parts. Advance customers …
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