Gabor Vásárhelyi, director of the Robotic Lab in the Department of Biological Physics at Eötvös University in Budapest is the first author of a study just published in Science Robotics. Continue reading
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Griffiss International Airport to Get $800,000 in State Funding for Drone Technology
Griffiss International Airport is set to receive $800,000 in state funding secured by Senator Joseph Griffo for drone technology. Griffo announced the funding along with Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente, Oneida County Aviation Commissioner Chad Lawrence, Rome Mayor Jacqueline Izzo, and CNY Defense Alliance Executive Director Mary Carol Chruscicki. Continue reading
Insitu Gets $11M ScanEagle Contract for Afghanistan
Insitu Inc., Bingen, Washington, is awarded $10,826,778 for modification P00004 to a previously issued firm-fixed-price delivery order (N6833518F0050) placed against basic ordering agreement N68335-16-G-0046. Continue reading
COPTRZ Gets OFQUAL Level 4 Accreditation for CAA Training Course
COPTRZ, the UK based drone solution provider, has announced that it has become the first CAA NQE to receive OFQUAL Level 4 Accreditation for its CAA PfCO Training Course. Continue reading
FAA Hits 100K Remote Pilot Certificates Issued
Drones have really taken off! As of today, more than 100,000 enthusiasts have obtained a Remote Pilot Certificate to fly a drone for commercial and recreational (not qualifying as “model aircraft”) use since the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) small drone rule went into effect on August 29, 2016. Continue reading
Geomesure Offers Microdrones mdSolutions in France
Geomesure, the official distributor of Trimble topographical equipment in the South and West of France, has announced they are now offering Microdrones UAV solutions in France. Continue reading
Drone Locates Lost P-38 Squadron in Greenland
The expedition, led by Jim Salazar and Ken McBride from Arctic Hotpoint Solutions and Fallen American MIA Repatriation Foundation (FAMIARF), just returned from Greenland’s Ice Cap having reached all set targets with success. The targets were to locate P-38 “Echo” dogfighter from Lost Squadron and to test new Drone/GPR research technology to locate airplanes buried under 300 feet or more of ice. Continue reading
DroneGun Tactical Certified for Human Exposure
DroneShield Ltd has announced that its DroneGun Tactical product has been certified as compliant for human exposure, in connection with requests by potential governmental end-users, in relation to their procurement processes. Continue reading