Amazon has also jumped into the world of autonomous vehicle R&D with the filing of U.S. Patent Application No. 20150277440,…
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MEDC Grants Alpena 250 K to Promote Drone Test Site
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Drone add-on scans disaster zones for heartbeats and breathing to locate survivors
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Chinese Drone Developer FLYPRO Raises $13 Million in Series A Round Fundraising
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UAVs in the Mining Industry
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How do you spot a crack in a vast bridge? That’s where IoT and drones come in
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Drones Monitoring Methane Emissions from UK Landfill
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Israel Outlines Unmanned Systems Plans
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Developing New Standards of Drone Operations
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FAA task force delivers recommendations on drone registry
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The Future of Commercial Drones
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New York Power Authority to use drones for inspections
The remote-controlled devices make the work of linemen safer, more efficient and less expensive, according to the Electric Power Research…
Helicopter drone may serve as scout for Mars 2020 rover
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This Sim for Self-Driving Cars Is More Useful Than It Sounds
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Flying Robots Are the Future of Solar
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