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Drone Delivery Systems to distribute products throughout Nordic region, India and Malaysia

August 16, 2019 Michael Willoughby Comments Off on Drone Delivery Systems to distribute products throughout Nordic region, India and Malaysia

by Michael Willoughby Drone Delivery Systems has secured a distributor for the Nordic region plus India and Malaysia. Products in include DroneX, AirBox Home, their fleet of delivery drones, as well as AirBox Sky, the-temperature […]

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DroneUp gets first multi-state contract for public sector access to drone services

August 16, 2019 Michael Willoughby Comments Off on DroneUp gets first multi-state contract for public sector access to drone services

In a first, DroneUp, an end-to-end drone pilot service provider for aerial data collection, has secured a contract for the total unmanned aerial systems (UAS) services by the Commonwealth (US State) of Virginia. The service […]

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Flytrex and Causey Aviation Unmanned get FAA approval to deliver food in North Carolina

August 15, 2019 Michael Willoughby Comments Off on Flytrex and Causey Aviation Unmanned get FAA approval to deliver food in North Carolina

Drone company Flytrex and the drone services company Causey Aviation Unmanned (CAU) have received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to begin food deliveries by drone in Holly Springs, North Carolina. As part of […]

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Swiss Post grounds drones, challenges flight partner after second crash

August 15, 2019 Michael Willoughby Comments Off on Swiss Post grounds drones, challenges flight partner after second crash

by Michael Willoughby Delivery service, Swiss Post, has grounded delivery drones following a second crash — this time over a Zurich forest in May. The first crash, into Lake Zurich, was “caused by a short […]

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Canadian company battles energy-leaking high-rises with infrared drone cams

August 14, 2019 Michael Willoughby Comments Off on Canadian company battles energy-leaking high-rises with infrared drone cams

by Michael Willoughby A Canadian company is using drones to spot heat leaking from high-rise buildings. QEA Tech, based in Ontario, has created “a synchronised digital and infrared camera mounted to a drone [which] scans […]

First responders

Report sees first-responder drone-uptake quicken over next three years

August 14, 2019 Michael Willoughby Comments Off on Report sees first-responder drone-uptake quicken over next three years

by Michael Willoughby Many first-responding (emergency) organisations are likely to adopt drones in the next three years, a new report finds. The Wind study says that, although “UAM is currently still in the early stages […]

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UK prison escapees tracked down with drones

August 13, 2019 Michael Willoughby Comments Off on UK prison escapees tracked down with drones

Drones have been used to hunt prisoners who escaped from a UK jail, the Sunday People reports. The UAVs were helped track down two people who escaped from HMP Lindholme, South Yorkshire. Prison managers discovered […]

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Swarm of autonomous drones and ground robots cuts off “city hall” in test

August 12, 2019 Michael Willoughby Comments Off on Swarm of autonomous drones and ground robots cuts off “city hall” in test

DARPA “swarmed” and isolated a mock city hall with autonomous aerial drones and ground-robots, the agency announced. The aim of the exercise was to “establish a boundary…around a focal point” in a similar way to […]

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Solar powered drone will help combat terrorism in Cameroon

August 12, 2019 Michael Willoughby Comments Off on Solar powered drone will help combat terrorism in Cameroon

A 25-year-old renewable energy engineer from Cameroon has created a prototype solar-powered drone which can monitor northern Cameroon’s borders and spot Boko Haram terrorists, reports the Medra Times. Borel Teguia’s UAM can fly for up […]

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Contestants invited to join NASA UAV safety competition

August 9, 2019 Michael Willoughby Comments Off on Contestants invited to join NASA UAV safety competition

by Michael Willoughby NASA has announced a competition for UAV developers with entry between September 1 and November 1. During the SAND Challenge, contestants will compete with autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles. The proposed challenge is […]

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