At this week’s opening keynote for CES 2018 in Las Vegas, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich demonstrated how Intel is powering…
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Could FAA Create a Nationwide Skunk Works for Drone Integration?
The White House has found a way to head off a fight with local officials, please industry with expanded research and deflect pressure for more demanding rule-making.
UTM: Opening Up the Airspace for Long-Distance Flights
Test sites are looking to unmanned traffic management (UTM) technology to make the airspace safer for all drone operations—including beyond visual line of sight flights (BVLOS).
Dead Chickens, Drones and You
We all owe the Air Force thanks for many things—like inventing GPS, breaking the sound barrier and winning wars for…
Autonomy Warfare
This new type of warfare is producing new types of superpowers. Just having nuclear weapons doesn’t get you into the new superpower club.
Robots In Retail
Whether on the ground in the store or flying through the aisle in a warehouse, robots have the potential to save a great deal of time and money, while helping to improve the customer experience.
Intel Falcon 8+ Drone Being Used in Inspection of Cathedral
The 15th century Halberstadt Cathedral in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany is getting help from 21st century technology: the Intel Falcon 8+ drone….
Aeronyde’s $4.7M Seed Funding To Help Develop Drone Infrastructure
Aerial systems company Aeronyde announced on December 12 it had $4.7 million in seed financing to develop its end-to-end infrastructure…
Kittyhawk Adds Intelligent Flight Profiles to its Drone Solution
Kittyhawk recently added Intelligent Flight Profiles to its enterprise drone operations platform. The flight profiles make it possible for chief…
China’s Passenger Drone Developer EHang Expects to Turn Profit Within 2 Years
At last year’s Consumer Electronics Show, EHang made a splash by revealing a drone with the capacity to transport a…
Terra Drone and KDDI Successfully Complete First “Smart Drone” Flight
Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) service provider Terra Drone and KDDI, a Japanese telecommunications operator, recently completed the first “Smart Drone”…
DELAIR Showcases UX11 UAS
The drone, which was first introduced at INTERGEO 2017 in Berlin, offers survey-grade photogrammetric mapping. The small, fixed-wing UAS features…
Cyberhawk drone completes first ASME code inspection at U.S. nuclear plant
Cyberhawk Innovations recently used an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to inspect two concrete PWR containment domes for American Electric Power at the Cook Nuclear Plant.
ASSURE Researchers Release Report on Drone Airborne Collisions
A research team from the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE) this week released a report that concludes…
AirMap and Kespry Form Partnership
AirMap’s airspace intelligence will now be part of Kespry unmanned aircraft system’s (UAS) flight app, helping to ensure operators fly…
COPTRZ Introduces Complete UAS Survey Solution for the Construction Industry
As the use of drones for construction surveying tasks continues to rise, the industry is looking for solutions that are…
Intel and Cyberhawk Complete UAS Inspection of a Gas Terminal in Scotland
Intel’s Falcon 8+ drone recently completed an inspection of a gas terminal in Scotland while the plant remained operational, saving…
