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DJI Names 15 Onboard AI Challenge Winners, From Banana Farms to Bridge Cracks
DJI names 15 winners in its Enterprise Drone Onboard AI Challenge 2026, from a Colombian banana farm crop counter to closed-loop traffic inspection in China.
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Ukraine's New FPV Flies 25 Miles And Finishes Strikes Alone
Ukrainian firms The Fourth Law and TAF Industries have certified the Kolibri 10 Advance, an FPV strike drone that can complete its final attack run autonomously after a human operator designates the target.
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DJI Used An AI Avatar To Sell A Mic Built For Real Creators
DJI promoted its Mic Mini wireless microphone on TikTok with an AI-generated presenter, then deleted the ad after creators pushed back. The campaign turned a product promotion aimed at creators into a debate about trust and whether the demonstration itself could be believed.
DJI
University of Houston Builds a Provable Drone Safety Net
A University of Houston engineer says she has built a real-time monitor that keeps a quadrotor from crashing when a gust shoves it off course. Marzia Cescon calls it a “safety supervisor,” a software module that rides onboard the drone and watches its tilt and position while it flies. When the math predicts the aircraft…
Drone Research
TU Delft Drone Flies 600 Meters Home On 42 Kilobytes By Copying A Honeybee
TU Delft's Bee-Nav drone flies home from 600 meters without GPS, using a honeybee-inspired neural memory of just 42 kilobytes. Here's how it works.
Ukraine
Belarus Unveils Scanner 2.1 Acoustic Drone Detection System
Belarus has unveiled a new acoustic drone detection system called Scanner 2.1, developed by the Belarusian company InnoTech Solutions and presented at the State Authority for Military Industry on May 19, 2026, according to Belarusian state media reporting. The system is designed specifically to detect drones that conventional radio-frequency monitoring cannot easily track, including the…
Drone Research
Purdue Bets Big on AI to Automate the Skies
Purdue University just put its full weight behind a future where one drone pilot coordinates dozens of aircraft at once. The Indiana research powerhouse is expanding a cluster of AI and autonomy programs that could fundamentally reshape how drones operate at scale. Building the Brain for Autonomous Flight The centerpiece of Purdue’s effort is AIDA3,…
Ukraine
Swarmer’s IPO Soars 950% as Investors Bet on Ukraine-Proven Drone Swarm Software
Swarmer (SWMR) shares surged 950% following its IPO, driven by its AI software's 100,000+ combat missions in Ukraine. Explore the financials, the Erik Prince connection, and the future of autonomous drone swarms.
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