DALLAS — Stadiums are looking for ways to bring fans back to the stands in time for fall sports despite the coronavirus outrbreak, leading some Texas facilities to turn to drones for help. Cotton Bowl senior marketing director Julian Bowman describes the feeling of seeing the iconic Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas …
Read More »How Drones Are Helping India Fight The Coronavirus Pandemic
Drones made by Sagar Defence Engineering were used by the Mumbai Police to monitor lockdowns in … [+] Dharavi. Sagar Defence Engineering When India went under a nationwide lockdown in March to curb the spread of the coronavirus, civic authorities in the financial capital of Mumbai, knew they had a …
Read More »Coronavirus pushes China’s auto industry into new territory
In a sign of how the coronavirus is changing car buying, millions of potential Tesla Inc. customers in China just tuned in to a celebrity-led online livestream touting the U.S. company’s vehicles. Almost 4 million viewers watched the hour-long show on the Taobao shopping platform on Tuesday afternoon, seeing livestreamer …
Read More »Could “Pandemic Drones” Help Slow Coronavirus? Probably Not….
The name probably killed it before it even got off the ground. On April 22nd, the Westport, CT Police Department announced that it had commenced testing five days earlier on “pandemic drones” to enforce social distancing as well as monitor the spread of the coronavirus through the tony suburb north …
Read More »Connecticut Town Testing Coronavirus ‘Pandemic Drone’ To Det…
WESTPORT, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — The town of Westport, Connecticut, will begin using “pandemic drone” test flights to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The drones will be equipped with a system that displays a person’s fever, heart and respiratory rates. RELATED STORY: Police Departments Use Drones To Enforce Social Distancing …
Read More »Coronavirus Delivers ‘World’s First’ Drone Delivery Service
Manna Aero Coronavirus is sending in the drones. In what’s being billed as a “world first,” startup Manna Aero has begun a drone delivery service in Moneygall, Ireland. Delivering medicine to vulnerable people locked in their homes, it provides yet another strong example of how technology is helping the world …
Read More »Coronavirus: Should the UK use drones to disinfect public sp…
Image copyright XAG Image caption An XAG drone flown over a children’s play park in China A group of drone experts is calling on the UK government to relax regulations on chemical spraying from the air during the coronavirus pandemic. It wants to train drone pilots from the emergency services …
Read More »Robots and drones can help curb the coronavirus pandemic
Can robots provide an effective method to combat the COVID-19 pandemic? A team of robotic leaders, including Henrik Christensen, the director of UC San Diego’s Contextual Robotics Institute, believes that healthcare systems can use robots for a variety of purposes. In a new editorial, published in the journal Scientific Reports, …
Read More »Drones Are Getting in On Action to Fight Coronavirus
When the going gets rough when it comes to limiting the spread of coronavirus, send in the drones. At least that’s what certain countries have been doing in order to combat this global pandemic. For instance, China is using drones to ensure that its citizens are taking the necessary precautions …
Read More »DJI is using drones to help fight the Coronavirus | Services…
DJI has now begun working with Chinese officials to help contain the Covid-19 outbreak. The chinese based drone company has not only pledged almost $1.5 million but they’ve also have taken their industrial based agricultural Agras spraying drones and have employed it to spray disinfectant in affected areas around China. …
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