Wing drones, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, have seen deliveries soar around the world during the pandemic with an average 500% volume increase.
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Author: Chris Stonor
First Greece and now Spain open their beaches to the public where “drone patrols” play an important role
Spain’s beaches officially re-opened to the public at the weekend amid urgent warnings of social distancing and “observing common-sense”, reports thesun.co.uk. Two of the country’s
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America university lab develops disinfecting drone with UV-C lights
As America gradually starts to reopen its economy after the pandemic lockdown, the need to continually disinfect public spaces is growing, reports dronedj.com. Researchers at
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Drone trial lifts off to supply ships at Rotterdam port
The Port of Rotterdam began a trial last week to determine how effectively drones can be used to supply cargo ships. The pilot project, jointly set
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Narcodrones: Smuggling drugs across US southern border never been easier when using drone quadcopters
Late on the night of April 24, 2015, 19-year-old Brayan Valle stood in a farm field half a mile north of the Mexico border near
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Bahrain deploys multilingual drone to raise awareness on traffic safety
Bahrain has deployed a multilingual drone to promote traffic safety as part of an awareness campaign, reports arabnews.com. The campaign, being carried out by the General
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Airobotics receives world’s first approval to fly automated, commercial drones above city metropolis
Leading automated industrial drones startup, Airobotics, receives the world’s first approval to fly over a major metropolis, reports suasnews.com. Singapore is the city and the catalyst
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Archer develops exciting eVTOL aircraft to improve mobility in cities
Archer is developing an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft focused on improving mobility in cities. The company announced its launch on May 21st,
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Wingcopter and African Drone and Data Academy win in BMZ COVID-19 Hackathon
Wingcopter and the African Drone and Data Academy recently entered a hackathon organised by German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the
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Drones could ‘fly solo’ from mainland to Isle of Wight
The expert developing the drone being trialled on the Isle of Wight says research is underway to allow it to ‘fly solo’ by taking the
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