FCC Filing
Intel Asks FCC to Spare Its Fab Robots From the Drone-Ban Playbook
Intel asked the FCC on October 16 to waive Covered List rules for the foreign-made robots in its fabs, the origin-based ban that hit DJI drones in 2025.
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Medical Delivery
Apian Drones Flew 13,000 NHS Items. One Render Shows the Blood Route
Apian rendered two years of blood-sample drone flights between Guy's and St Thomas' as Matternet added Great Ormond Street to London's NHS drone network.
Amazon
Westborough Votes 510-13 to Ban Amazon Drone Pads and Drop Zones
Westborough voted 510-13 for a bylaw banning commercial drone launch pads and drop zones, aimed at Amazon Prime Air. The attorney general gets 90 days.
Police
Inquirer Calls Police Drones 'Cheaper.' Lower Merion Asked $375,000
Upper Darby and Bensalem fly Skydio X10s as first responders. The Inquirer says drones got cheaper. Its one price is $375,000 over five years for one drone.
LAUNCH
DJI Osmo Pocket 4P Video Lists ActiveTrack 9.0, Press Release Says 8.0
DJI's Pearl White Pocket 4P is on sale at £529. Its launch video's fine print names ActiveTrack 9.0 and 18x zoom. DJI's press release says 8.0 and 12x.
Search & Rescue
Iowa Sheriff's Thermal Drone Finds Crash Driver Unhurt in a Field
Iowa deputies feared a Harcourt crash driver was thrown clear. A thermal drone from a team a 2020 pipeline donation seeded found the driver unhurt.
Search & Rescue
Carolina Rescue Team Flies New DJI M4T, Calls the Ban Overreach
Charleston's all-volunteer Carolina Emergency Response Team trained on a new DJI Matrice 4T and called the DJI ban overreach nobody has time for.
Drone Delivery
Kirkwood Killed Walmart's Drone Nest in 40 Seconds Without a Vote
Kirkwood's council let Walmart and Wing's 18-drone nest die for lack of a motion after planners recommended approval. Eleven St. Louis stores remain.
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