I’ve been hearing a lot of doom and gloom among the drone expert Twitterati over stalled rulemaking in the Federal…
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Hot Shots Study Volcanoes and Lava Flows
Researchers are using specially designed sensors and drones to study volcanic plumes and lava flows to better predict the impact of eruptions.
Nuclear Industry Putting Trust in UAS
Nuclear facilities are beginning to use UAS for infrastructure inspections, leak detection and site mapping.
Airbus Parcel Delivery Drone, Skyways, Completes First Demo
The Skyways drone from Airbus Helicopters recently completed a delivery in Singapore, marking the system’s first successful flight demonstration. The…
CSIRO Forms Partnership with Saildrone
Soon, unmanned ocean surface vehicles (USVs) will be routinely deployed to measure and monitor Australian waters and the Southern Ocean.
COPTRZ Introduces UAS Leasing Program DRONE-FLX
The UK-based COPTRZ recently launched DRONE-FLX, an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) leasing solution designed to make it easier and more…
Hyundai Motor Company and Aurora Form Partnership
The companies plan to develop level 4 autonomous vehicles by 2021.
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).
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.
Aquabotix Launches the Integra AUV/ROV
The new Integra AUV/ROV from Aquabotix is single person deployable and designed for a variety of sectors, including research, environmental assessment, law enforcement and defense.
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….
Nissan and DeNA Announce Easy Ride Service for Robo-Vehicles
Through the Easy Ride transportation service that Nissan and DeNA are collaborating to create, customers will be able to summon a robo-vehicle as well as set their destination and pay their fare via a dedicated mobile app.
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.
HAZON Solutions and PrecisionHawk Form Partnership
HAZON Solutions recently incorporated PrecisionHawk’s Low Altitude Traffic and Airspace Safety (LATAS) technology into its drone fleet management software.
Velodyne LiDAR and BoE Systems Form Partnership
Velodyne LiDAR’s VLP-16 Puck and Puck LITE 3D LiDAR sensors will now be integrated into BoE Systems’ drones, enabling the systems to provide geospatial data collection and analysis.
