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In 2018, self-taught developer Pedro Cruz entered Call for Code, IBM’s worldwide developer competition that seeks technology solutions for natural disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. A resident of Puerto Rico, which had recently been devastated by Hurricane Maria, the challenge felt particularly important to him. Cruz decided to create a …

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $65 million contract for parts for production and delivery of drones for the U.S. Navy and the Australian government. The deal, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, calls for long-lead production components for three Lot 5 MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft. The contract also …

Enabling the Next Generation of Enterprise Drone Solutions NEW YORK, May 28, 2019 — (PRNewswire) — DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, announced Manifold 2, an ultra-compact onboard supercomputer for DJI drones that enables the next-generation of autonomous aerial robotics solutions. With the additional compute …

New York, May 25 (IANS) Researchers have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based system that can help drones to land more safely and quickly, while gobbling up less power. The system, dubbed the “Neural Lander,” is a learning-based controller that tracks the position and speed of the drone, and modifies its …

Image copyright Ecometrica Image caption Information from the drones can be used to see the vegetation beneath the forest canopy Laser-carrying drones that can see through the forest canopy are being used to protect native Scottish plants threatened by invasive species. The drones use Lidar (light detection and ranging), which …

A low-density sprawl of 420,000 people that is known as “the bush capital”, Canberra would appear to be an unlikely digital transformation hub. But above its leafy boulevards, national institutions and mobs of kangaroos, a fleet of mini planes will soon be zipping around carrying painkillers, lattes, gelato and golf …

Image copyright DJI Drone-maker DJI has pledged to add plane and helicopter “detection” features to its consumer drones, to reduce the risk of collisions. Some of DJI’s industry-focused drones already have the feature built in but it has now pledged to add it to all drones weighing more than 250g …

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has warned U.S. firms of the risks to company data from Chinese-made drones, according to a notice reviewed by Reuters on Monday. The notice, titled Chinese Manufactured Unmanned Aircraft Systems, warned that U.S. officials have “strong concerns about any technology product that takes American data …

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A survey obtained by The Associated Press shows that public transportation agencies are using drones in nearly every state. The report being released Monday from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials shows a sharp increase in drone use over the last few …

As baseball players practiced on a damp field and basketball players shot hoops in the Apple Valley High School gym Saturday, the atrium was abuzz with the high-pitched whir of tiny propellers at the first Minnesota State High School Drone Racing Tournament. The Apple Valley Eagles hosted the St. Louis …