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Recently, the Legislature approved $28 million for a sensor system to allow beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations, $2 million for the Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site in Grand Forks, and $3 million to upgrade infrastructure at the Grand Sky UAS business and aviation park at …

In other news, tech pundits and publications have been focusing heavily on the impending rollout of drone deliveries in Eastern Helsinki. The drones, which are operated by Google’s parent company, will be delivering upscale groceries and takeout food in the Vuosaari area of the city, one of the first such rollouts of …

The Orange Township Fire Department will soon be able to assess the situation of an emergency incident and adjust the response before getting to the scene through the use of new autonomous drone technology. The design of the drone was conceived by an Olentangy Orange High School alumnus Divy Shrivastava, …

Healthcare drone delivery startup Zipline has raised $190 million in a new round of funding, taking its valuation to over $1 billion. The new funding will be used to further expand its reach across Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Americas. Zipline operates autonomous drones across remote areas that …

The battle between drones and anti-drone technology is heating up. As drones are now highly maneuverable, special technologies are being developed to neutralize them for reasons of security and even for military applications. And even the public has been known to take down drones by shooting at them. Most drones …

TOKYO, May, 17 2019 – (JCN Newswire) – NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced that it has developed a blimp-style drone that is propelled safely through the air with ultrasonic vibrations, offering promising applications in homes, concert halls and other indoor spaces. Unlike conventional drones that require propellers and sometimes wings, DOCOMO’s …

Monterey Bay DART identifying opportunities to develop a strong drone, automation and robotics technology cluster in the Monterey Bay Region MONTEREY, Calif., May 14, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — All eyes are on the skies with talks on developing a drone and robotics cluster in the Monterey Bay Region. Organizers of the first …

Beck’s Hybrids precision farming platform FARMserver® has partnered with Sentera to simplify the process of uploading drone imagery into their multifaceted precision farming technology. For users who are flying with Sentera’s FieldAgent, uploading drone images is now easier than ever before. Just in time for the 2019 scouting season, FARMserver …

By Kasey Cunningham, WRAL reporter Smithfield, N.C. — Drone video of stolen property led to an arrest in Johnston County, but the American Civil Liberties Union is questioning whether authorities had a search warrant to fly the drone over private property. According to warrant to search property along Woods Crossroads …

A North Carolina hospital is pioneering the use of drones to speed up the delivery of critical medical samples across WakeMed Hospital’s campus. The first-of-its-kind delivery program in the U.S. — a partnership with UPS — carries a small cooler of medical samples to a lab three quarters of a …