Still, if you’re only in it for the aerial camera, there’s plenty to love. All the automated shot modes of the previous model—Dronie, Circle, Helix, and Rocket—are still there, along with a new one called Boomerang. As the name suggests, the Mini 2 does a flyby and then circles back …
Read More »FAA approves fully automated commercial drone flights
A Massachusetts company has just won government approval to make fully automated commercial drone flights without a human operator around ByThe Associated Press January 16, 2021, 12:53 AM • 2 min read WASHINGTON — A Massachusetts company has been granted approval to operate commercial drone flights without a person directing …
Read More »Bantec’s Drone USA Receives Purchase Orders to Supply Atlant…
Bantec’s Drone USA Receives Purchase Orders to Supply Atlantic City’s Fire and Emergency Management Department with Drones LITTLE FALLS, N.J., Jan. 14, 2021 — (PRNewswire) — Bantec, Inc. (OTCPINK: BANT) (“Bantec” or the “Company”), Bantec, Inc., a product and services company, announces that its subsidiary Drone USA received purchase orders to supply …
Read More »UPS, Verizon, Skyward partner on 5G drone delivery in Florid…
Dive Brief: UPS will team up with Verizon and its subsidiary, Skyward, to deliver retail products with drones through its Flight Forward division at The Villages in Florida, Verizon announced in a press release and its CES 2021 keynote this week. The partnership will examine the use of 5G networks for …
Read More »Student with a drone turns saviour for four fishermen lost a…
AFTER THE Covid lockdown was announced last year and campuses were shut, 19-year-old Dewang Subil returned to his village in Kerala from Bengaluru. Four months ago, the computer science student with a passion for photography bought a battery-operated drone — he wanted to capture the best images. Last week, Dewang …
Read More »This drone can smell obstacles using live moth antenna
Researchers compared the moth antenna to an artificial sensor. They found that the moth antenna is more sensitive and reacted more quickly while flying through patchy odour plumes. (Subscribe to our Today’s Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click here to subscribe for free.) Researchers …
Read More »FAA: New drone rules address safety, provide more operationa…
Dive Brief: The FAA has released final rules for drones regarding remote identification and flying over people, paving the way for more delivery drone operations, according to an agency press release. The new FAA rules will require remote identification of drones and allow small drones to fly over people and …
Read More »Drone Racing League Partners With DraftKings
Bettors in five states can now place wagers on Drone Racing League events thanks to DRL’s … [+] partnership with DraftKings. DRL Drone Racing League continues its ascension towards mainstream popularity thanks to its latest partnership with DraftKings. Beginning today, bettors will be able to place real-time wagers before and …
Read More »Drone To Deliver Safe Boating Messages In The Marlborough So…
Friday, 8 January 2021, 8:46 amPress Release: Marlborough District Council Move over Air New Zealand, there is a new safety message in the skies – this time over the waters of the Marlborough Sounds. In what is believed to be a New Zealand-first, this Saturday morning Marlborough’s Harbourmaster will trial …
Read More »Drone start-up Manna becomes first to apply for EU operator’…
Drone delivery start-up Manna Aero has become the first company to apply to the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) for a new drone operator approval. The certificate, known as a “light UAS operator certificate” (LUC), became available under new EU drone regulations, which came into force last month. They will be …
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