Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, we have seen the use of drones expand quite dramatically in a number of Countries. For instance in China, Spain, and France local police are using unmanned aircraft to communicate to the public to…
Draganfly, an award-winning, industry-leading manufacturer within the commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (“UAV”), Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (“RPAS”), and unmanned vehicle sector, today announced that it has been selected as the exclusive global systems integrator for a project (the “Vital Intelligence…
Remember that TikTok video that went viral last week in which the twenty-year-old freelance photographer Jeremy Cohen shows how he lands a date with a ‘quarantined cutie’ by sending his drone over with his phone number attached? Well, it turns…
In Maryland, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office puts DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise drones to use during the Coronavirus outbreak. Calvert County Sheriff’s office is not new to the use of drones. Their drone program is not even one year old,…
This week, Pix4D released a whole new suite of photogrammetry tools that will address the “modern-day professional challenges”. The four new applications, Pix4Dsurvey, Pix4Dmatic, Pix4Dinspect, and Pix4Dscan, have been developed in close collaboration with customers and partners and the company…
Earlier today, we posted this story about Zipline planning to make deliveries by drone in the United States to help fight the Coronavirus crisis. Now, we learn that an Irish startup called Manna Aero is planning to provide similar services…
To help fight the rapidly spreading Coronavirus, Zipline will bring its medical drones to the U.S. Until now, the company has been most active in a number of African Countries, most notably in Rwanda where it has successfully completed over…
DJI teamed up with Moment and Andy To for this ‘Learn It to Earn It Giveaway’. A total of $2,500 in gear will be given away. The winner will be announced on April 7th, 2020. Here’s what DJI announced: Moment…
Not too long ago, when I was still working for another News outlet, we reported on the first leaked photos of what appears to be the successor of the DJI Mavic Air, the DJI Mavic. This drone has been rumored…
Late last year, Autel Robotics surprised us when an FCC filing showed us the specs of their, at-the-time, yet-to-be-announced EVO II drone. This new Autel drone had the potential to blow the competition out of the water, and it caused…
Today the Drone Racing League and FanDuel announce their Fantasy Sports Partnership for a player-to-pilot esports tournament. Drone racing pilots from 75 Countries around the world entered the 2020 DRL SIM Tryouts, which live-streams tonight at 9 pm EST on…
Here’s a great example of how sometimes a crisis can speed up the application of new technology. In this case, the Coronavirus outbreak forced Swoop Aero employees to move back from various African Countries to their home base in Australia.…
