Cells 20 times thinner than a strand of human hair can be used to power drones Ultra-thin, ultra-light solar energy cells are using new technology to generate enough power for long-duration drone flights without any requirement for wired recharging. Drones are only one example of applications for this tech There …
Read More »Walmart partner mulls cell tower-type drone delivery safety …
DroneUp, the drone delivery company that Walmart uses, has announced a major push to make beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone flights safer. DroneUp has partnered with Iris Automation, a developer of AI-based vision technology for crewed and uncrewed aircraft to prevent airborne collisions. Together, these firms will install …
Read More »DroneUp and DMI testing hydrogen fuel cell technology for dr…
DroneUp, LLC, a leading autonomous drone delivery platform and drone services provider, announced that it has agreed to test new hydrogen fuel cell technology created by Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI), a South Korean based company. The DMI and DroneUp agreement was first initiated in October 2022 and is focused on …
Read More »Hydrogen fuel cell drones at CES 2022
CES 2022 is letting unmanned aerial systems (UAS) fly cleaner and longer than traditional tech. Hydrogen fuel news is being made by H2 fuel cell drones at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022 as UAS companies announce new clean technologies, designs and partnerships to move the vehicles forward. Start-ups have …
Read More »Army Futures ‘tech cell’ anticipates the evolution of war
Self-guiding drone swarms, course-correcting ammunition, AI-driven sensor networks, self-healing armor and armies of armed robots are all things expected to characterize warfare for decades to come. What isn’t expected? That is the fundamental question now being taken up by an elite unit of scientists with Army Futures Command, a task …
Read More »Fuel Cell Drone Makes An Epic Ocean Crossing
Earlier this week, a hydrogen-powered delivery drone managed to make a one-hour, 43-minute ocean crossing. New Atlas reports: The exercise was the result of a collaboration between Texas-based drone development company Guinn Partners, Georgia-based Skyfire Consulting, the U.S. Department of Health, and drone manufacturer Doosan Mobility Innovation — the latter …
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