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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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EHang to test air taxi service in Guangzhou home
China’s Guangdong news service http://www.newsgd.com/ reports that EHang, the Chinese autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology platform company will trial its first air taxi network in
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Automated MK27 delivery drones will be as safe as human control, claims Amazon
by Michael Willoughby Amazon Prime Air’s autonomous drones will include a “fail-safe design architecture” equal to human control – and humans will not be able
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Wing “focusing on community impact” – Terrance Bouldin-Johnson, Head of Australian Operations
By Michael Doran Following the launch in April 2019 of the first Australian commercial drone delivery service, Wing announced plans on 31 July to expand
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North Texas to host Uber Elevate’s first flying taxis in 2023
by Michael Willoughby Uber Elevate has selected North Texas to be the site of its first flying taxi service in 2023 the company announced at
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