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Drones for Good
Drones For Good: Discover inspiring stories of drones making a positive impact worldwide. Explore how drones are used for humanitarian aid, conservation, and more.
Zipline to deliver COVID-19 vaccines in Nigerian state Kaduna
The drone delivery company Zipline has partnered with the Nigerian state Kaduna to deliver COVID-19 vaccines by fixed-wing drone.
Highway 1 damage made visible in 3D model based on drone video
A drone video and 3D modeling software have been used to create a 3D model of the damage that occurred to Highway 1 close to Big Sur in California.
Drone should detect forest and wildfires at an early stage
As a result of rising temperatures and more periods of long drought, the risk of forest and wildfires in The Netherlands will increase sharply in the coming years. In order to identify forest and wildfires at an early stage, the…
Drone with thermal camera helps to find 78-year-old man in Alexander County, NC
In Alexander County, NC, officers used a police drone with a thermal camera to find a 78-year-old man who had gone missing on Wednesday afternoon. The man was found around 10 pm.m when it was already dark, raining and temperatures…
Wingcopter expands to US, develops next-gen drone with $22M in funding
In a series-A funding round, the German drone start-up Wingcopter raised $22M to expand its operations to the US market and to develop the next-gen drone technology. Since its founding in 2017, the company has come a long way with…
Pfizer wants to distribute COVID-19 vaccines by drone
The pharmaceutical company Pfizer has partnered with the NGO WeRobotics to distribute COVID-19 vaccines in hard-to-reach areas. The industrial DJI M300 drone is taken as a starting point. WeRobotics will have the system adapted by its Flying Labs department so…
Flymotion is looking to expand its team
Veteran-owned, Flymotion is looking to expand its team and currently has a number of job openings. If you are interested in starting a career in the drone industry these jobs are certainly worth checking out.
Drone used to help find lost kayaker in New Zealand
A drone is used to help find a lost kayaker who went missing overnight off Wellington’s southern coast in New Zealand. Strong winds have hampered the search efforts that included both helicopters and drones.
Drone used in search of missing climber near savage K2 mountain
A drone is being used in the search of missing Russian-American climber Alex Goldfarb on a trekking peak (Pastori Peak 6,209m) near savage K2 mountain. Alex Goldfarb (left) and Zoltan Szlanko on Ama Dablam last winter. Photo: Zoltan Szlanko
Auterion welcomes Romeo Durscher to the team
When we learned that Romeo Durscher would be leaving DJI, we wondered where he would end up. Hopeful that he would not be leaving the drone industry altogether we are glad to report that Romeo has joined Auterion as the…
Teenager with drone rescues four drowning sea fishermen from India
A 19-year-old student from the Indian province of Kerala uses his drone to save the lives of four sea fishermen whose trawlers had capsized. Initially, rescue workers did not want to take the juvenile drone pilot with them on their…
DJI M300 RTK as police drone for city of Woodbury, MN
In a few weeks’ time, the city of Woodbury, MN will be presenting its plans during a City Council meeting to purchase a DJI M300 RTK as a police drone.