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Wingcopter’s New LiDAR Drone Can Survey 37 Miles in One Flight

Wingcopter, the German drone manufacturer behind the FAA certification-pending Wingcopter 198, announced its expansion into long-range LiDAR surveying solutions at Geo Week 2025 in Denver, Colorado. The company’s proven eVTOL platform will now carry advanced laser scanning systems designed for power line, pipeline, railway, and road inspection, as well as mapping terrain and vegetation in…

Pipistrel’s Nuuva V300 Drone Achieves First Successful Hover Test
NASA

Pipistrel’s Nuuva V300 Drone Achieves First Successful Hover Test

Pipistrel has achieved a significant milestone with the successful first hover test of its Nuuva V300 hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft. In a newly released video, the aircraft can be seen breaking free from gravity to achieve stable hover flight, marking a crucial step forward in the development of autonomous cargo delivery capabilities for the aviation industry.…

DJI Brings Drone Technology Experience to E-Bike Drive Systems
Germany

DJI Brings Drone Technology Experience to E-Bike Drive Systems

DJI’s entry into the e-bike market leverages familiar technology from its drone business, according to Ferdinand Wolf, Creative Director of DJI Studio Europe. The company’s new Avinox drive system, offering up to 1000 watts in boost mode with 120 Newton metres of torque, emerged from a four-year development process, reports Bike EU. “Technology-wise, it was…

The James Cook University conducted a study that captured fresh aerial footage of Bennett’s tree kangaroos. The image provided is courtesy of Emmeline Norris.
Australia

Thermal Drones Track Australia’s Elusive Bennett’s Tree Kangaroo in Scientific Breakthrough

A groundbreaking study published in Australian Mammalogy has demonstrated the successful use of thermal drones to detect Bennett’s tree kangaroos (Dendrolagus bennettianus), reportedly marking a significant advance in the study of one of Australia’s most mysterious marsupials. A Critically Important Species Bennett’s tree kangaroos, currently classified as “near threatened” by the IUCN, face multi

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