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Can Uber Whup George Jetson?
That’s the question we’ll take on in our next Inside Unmanned Systems’ Drone Beat podcast series. Believe it or not, we’re…
Fotokite CEO Chris McCall works with one of the firm's tethered drones.
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GENIUS NY Accepting Entries for $3M Start-Up Competition
An international competition for unmanned technology start-ups is now accepting entries for the 4th year of its annual contest. The…
DHL Express and EHang Partner to Bring Last-Mile Drone Delivery to China
DHL Express and EHang are working together to create a fully automated and intelligent UAS delivery solution for last-mile delivery…
Volans-i Raises $20 Million in Series A Funding
Volans-i, Inc., an on-demand drone delivery firm that builds and operates its own long-range, high-payload aircraft, has raised $20 million…
Ford Develops Robot to Deliver Parts in European Manufacturing Plant
Ford’s “Survival” Robot is delivering spare parts to workers in one of the company’s European manufacturing plants, encountering and avoiding…
AMP Robotics Introduces AMP Cortex, an AI Guided Dual Robot System for the Recycling Industry
Two high performance robots from AMP Robotics can quickly sort, pick and place recycled materials at 160 pieces per second,…
Iris Automation Launches Detect-And-Avoid-Solution for BVLOS Operations
Artificial Intelligence (AI) company Iris Automation recently launched Casia, a computer vision detect-and-avoid solution that enables beyond visual line of…
Giant Eagle Announces Pilot Program to Deploy Tally
Tally, an autonomous shelf auditing and inventory analytics solution, will now be a familiar sight in Giant Eagle stores in…
Percepto Introduces Autonomous Sparrow Drones for Security, Safety and Inspection in Australia
After completing a series of successful flights in Canberra, Percepto has now officially launched its autonomous Sparrow drones for security,…
uAvionix Announces Development and Testing of CNPC Command Link Radios for UAS and UAM
uAvionix, designer and manufacturer of communications, navigation, and surveillance (CNS) equipment for unmanned and manned aircraft, today announced it is…
FLIR Makes Strategic Investment in DroneBase
Through a strategic investment, FLIR is now the exclusive UAS thermal technology provider for DroneBase’s inspection services, as well as…
EagleView and Skydio Announce General Availability of Virtual Claims Inspection Solution
Assess™ leverages industry-leading autonomous drone technology to provide fast and accurate property inspection and damage assessment EagleView, a leading technology…
Plymouth Rock Technologies Announces Follow-up Order for Oil and Gas Pipeline Monitoring and Environmental Operations
Plymouth Rock Technologies Inc., a leader in developing detection apparatus and unmanned technologies, is pleased to announce that Aardvark LLP…
Kuker-Ranken (KR) Drone Division Announces Reseller/Vendor Partnership with Emlid GPS
For nearly 100 years, KR has been focused on effective, affordable solutions for customer’s problems. Emlid GPS offers a key…
Chula Vista Police Department’s Drone As a First Responder Program is powered by AirData UAV
Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD), with its nationally recognized drone program selected AirData UAV to assist in providing drone flight…
DELTA DRONE INTERNATIONAL ADDS CORTEVA TO GROWING MULTI-NATIONAL CUSTOMER BASE WITH AGRI-TECH DEAL
Drones-as-a-service provider Delta Drone International (ASX:DLT) has secured a contract with major producer of seeds for agriculture, Corteva Agriscience RSA…
DroneSeed Attracts Heavyweight Investors to Its Funding Round
On Sept. 29, Seattle-based DroneSeed announced it has raised $36 million in its Series A funding round, PR Newswire and…
Indian Drone Company signs MoU with Ghanian Company to start Drone Pilot training and Drone Manufacturing in Ghana
Johnnette Technologies, an Indian Drone manufacturer and the parent company of Indian Institute of Drones, the no. 1 Drone pilot…
Uber Co-Founder Garrett Camp’s Expa Invests in Drone Delivery Pioneer Wingcopter
Wingcopter’s cutting-edge drone technology and platform set to disrupt supply chain and logistics industries across the globe Expa – a…
Parrot Announces ANAFI Ai Early Access Program
Parrot, a leading European drone group, is pleased to announce the start of its exclusive ANAFI Ai Early Access Program designed…
Bachmann and Real-Time Innovations (RTI) Join Forces to Deliver DDS-based Industrial Automation Solution for Autonomous Shipping
Supported Native Port Eliminates Integration Challenges Between DDS and Non-DDS Users, Increases Application Security and Reduces Time to Market Bachmann…
Plymouth Rock Technologies Announces Contract for UK Aerospace BVLOS Testing
Plymouth Rock Technologies Inc., a leader in developing detection apparatus and unmanned technologies, is pleased to announce the sale of…
Iris Automation Partners with Doosan Mobility Innovation for Safer, Fuel Cell-Powered Drones
Iris Automation announced the company has partnered with Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI) for the integration of its Casia detect and…
360iSR and Canadian UAVs Partner to Provide Comprehensive UAS Operations Training
360iSR and Canadian UAVs have agreed to jointly offer the most comprehensive Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Operations Training on the…
Nearmap Doubles Down on U.S. Coverage
Leading aerial imagery and location intelligence company Nearmap has announced the expansion of its United States coverage program to more…
UAV Factory, a portfolio company of AE Industrial Partners, acquires Jennings Aeronautics
AE Industrial Partners, LP (“AEI”), a US-based private equity firm specializing in aerospace, defense & government services, space, power generation,…
AirData and Wingtra Announce New Partnership
AirData and Wingtra Collaborate to Support Professional VTOL Drone Mapping and Surveying Operations As of October 19, AirData UAV and…
Delta Drone International enters Niger with virtual 3D model baseline survey for GoviEx Uranium
Delta Drone International (ASX:DLT) is set to enter the Niger market for the first time with uranium explorer and developer,…
Aeronautics Announces Successful Demo of its Orbiter, for Finnish Border Guard
Conducted from a sea vessel, the demonstration showed unique capabilities in a marine environment, as required by the Border Guard…
Teledyne FLIR Announces ION M640x Next-Gen Tactical Quadcopter
Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), announced the launch of the ION™ M640x tactical Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The…
Hexagon | VERIPOS introduces low SWaP anti-jamming protection and RF interference mitigation for offshore marine vessels
The biggest thing in anti-jam just got smaller: introducing GAJT-410MS, the newest addition to the GPS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT) portfolio…
SkyGrid Launches Autonomous Remote UAV Operations Solution
Company’s remote flight operations capability is a ready-to-use solution that enables drone operators to remotely conduct missions, control flights, manage…
AUSA 2021: Aeronautics highlights its Dominator XP Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) UAS
Aeronautics Group – a leading provider of integrated turnkey solutions based on unmanned systems platforms, payloads and communications for defense…
The best thing in anti-jam technology just got better: Hexagon | NovAtel enhances the performance of the GAJT-710 product line
Today, Hexagon | NovAtel announced an update to their GPS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT) portfolio. As the leading provider of assured…
Cover More Ground
Microdrones is pleased to announce a special presentation on the newest member of the GE industrial drone line, the mdLIDAR1000LR….
FIXAR equips outdoor UAVs with the BlackBox for safer sky
From September 2021, FIXAR is equipping all its outdoor drones with the additional FIXAR BlackBox system for UAV flight data…
SBG Systems to partner with Septentrio to extend the use of Qinertia post-processing software to their mapping and surveying users
SBG Systems’ popular INS/GNSS PPK software called Qinertia is now available to users of Septentrio AsteRx-i3 D Pro+, AsteRx-i3 S…
New LiDAR sensors added as OxTS release OxTS Georeferencer 1.5
Oxford Technical Solutions (OxTS) a manufacturer of survey-specific Inertial Navigation Systems has released the latest version of their LiDAR georeferencing…
New Open-source Wireless GPS/GNSS Hardware for Autonomous and IoT Applications
Septentrio, a provider of high-precision GNSS positioning solutions, announced an open-source resources for its GPS/GNSS module receivers: mosaic wireless or…
ZURI Hybrid VTOL Tech Demonstrator is Ready to Hover
The ground test of the VTOL ZURI concept has recently been carried out. The results of the trial allow ZURI…
NVIDIA Announces New AI Perception Coming to ROS Developers
NVIDIA has announced new initiatives to deliver a suite of perception technologies to the Robotics Operating System (ROS) developer community….
Amazon Web Services veteran Jeff Jones joins Auterion as Chief Revenue Officer
Auterion, the company building an open and software-defined future for enterprise drone fleets, announced the appointment of Jeff Jones as Chief Revenue…
Edgybees Announces Strategic Appointments of H.R. McMaster, Brett B. Lambert, and Aki Yamaura to Advisory Board
Edgybees, the leading visual intelligence technology company, announced today the appointment of Lieut. Gen. H. R. McMaster (US Army, ret.)…
Kuker-Ranken (KR) Announces the Appointment of Brady Reisch, KR’s Virtual Design/Construction (VDC) Specialist
Reisch’s mission is to assist AEC firms, surveyors, civil engineers & inspection teams to realize the potential of their drone…
Five Good Questions: Rob Wertheimer, Melius Research
Rob Wertheimer is a founding partner, director of research and lead analyst for the global machinery sector at Melius Research,…
XPONENTIAL Preview: Industry Perspectives – Part Two
The Futurist, Ryan E. Fitzgerald Intelligent Autonomous Systems Mission Outcome Lead, Naval Program Office, The MITRE Corporation Today, each individual UAS…
XPONENTIAL Preview: Industry Perspectives – Part One
This year, AUVSI has curated some of the unmanned and autonomous industries’ top talent to serve as educational faculty for…
Up Close With… Brian Wynne
The president and CEO of AUVSI will be happy to see you now that XPONENTIAL™ is live from Atlanta. Brian…
HAPS Alliance Growth and Momentum Helps Unlock Potential of the Stratosphere
Kraus Hamdani Aerospace’s Fatema Hamdani and Capgemini’s Rory Mulvey Join Board New Paper “Driving the Potential of the Stratosphere” Spotlights…
Collaboration Thought Leaders – The Builder: Tomislav Žigo
Tomislav Žigo, CTO/Vice President, CLAYCO Over the last seven years, Tomislav Žigo has seen what strong collaborations with drone industry…
Collaboration Thought Leaders – The Advocate: Mary-Caitlin Ray
Mary-Caitlin Ray, Aviation/Business Aviation Lawyer, Crowell & Moring Attorney Mary-Catlin Ray’s take on collaboration is unabashed: “Collaboration in and between…
Collaboration Thought Leaders – The Learner: Jack Elston
Jack Elston, President and CEO, Black Swift Technologies When Jack Elston started Black Swift Technologies in 2011, he’d already been…
Collaboration Thought Leaders – The Integrator: Vivien Heriard-Dubreuil
Vivien Heriard-Dubreuil, CEO, Microdrones “I really believe in collaboration, bringing a different point of view, perspective, expertise,” Microdrones CEO Vivien Heriard-Dubreuil said….
Collaboration Thought Leaders – The Motivator: Miguel Amor
Miguel Amor, Chief Marketing Officer, Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division “On paper, collaboration appears simple: a group of people working…
