Rafael Suárez is a drone journalist and content creator with more than 20 years behind the lens. He began in film photography in 1998, moved to digital in 2005, and has been flying and filming with drones since 2016. As a commercial videographer he has produced work for premium brands including BMW, Porsche, and MINI, and his documentary work champions a #flysafe mentality across the industry. Based in Quito, Ecuador, he covers drone news, hardware, and the policy and business shaping the industry for DroneXL, and shares reviews and cinematic flight on his YouTube channel. A dad and a lifelong aviation nerd, he's happiest when something is in the air.
Cyborg cockroaches fitted with electronic backpacks are now searching earthquake rubble in Venezuela, showing how biohybrid rescue tools have moved from lab experiments to real disaster response. The insects can crawl through voids that rescuers and wheeled robots cannot reach, carrying sensors that may help locate survivors.
James City County, Virginia will begin dispatching AED-carrying drones to suspected cardiac arrest calls on August 1, starting a five-mile pilot around Fire Station 1 in Toano. The Duke- and VCU-led RESTORe-CARE study is expanding from North Carolina into a second live U.S. county program.
Ruston Police Department says its BRINC drone Patsy helped officers identify and arrest a fraud suspect in the agency’s first drone-assisted arrest, underscoring how Drone as First Responder programs are spreading into smaller U.S. departments.
Reno police used a BRINC Drone as First Responder aircraft to track an armed suspect through a 30-minute manhunt and guide officers to a calm arrest. The incident also shows how BRINC is competing for a growing share of the U.S. public-safety drone market.
Tornyol says its 40-gram autonomous micro drone achieved an air-to-air insect kill and is being developed to hunt mosquitoes by identifying their wingbeat signature with ultrasonic sonar.
Leaked photos and an earlier FCC filing suggest DJI is testing an Osmo 360 II prototype with a larger battery, pointing to a late-stage refresh of its 360 camera lineup.
North Charleston police demonstrated a Skydio X10 Drone as First Responder program they want to launch by July 2027, but funding still has to clear a December budget vote.
New York State Police troopers brought three drones to Warwick's Junior Police Academy, letting cadets race the aircraft, watch live feeds and learn how law-enforcement drone pilots are trained.
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