DJI has issued a firmware update to owners of the brand new Inspire 1, a drone that caught the industry’s attention last year for its filming abilities and futuristic form.
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Power Line Inspections in Finland
Finnish Energy Industries and Sharper Shape demonstrated drones with advanced sensors in public test flights as part of a research project conducted with the Electricity Research Pool.
French Drone Delivery Tests – Video
GeoPost, the express delivery arm of French mail service La Poste, has now released a video of drone delivery testing at the Centre d’Etudes et d’Essais pour Modèles Autonomes (CEEMA) in September. Continue reading
Cloud Seeding UAV in California
California communities suffering from extreme drought could soon get help from an unlikely source — unmanned aerial vehicles. Continue reading
MQ-8C Fire Scout First Flight on USS Jason Dunham
The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully flew the MQ-8C Fire Scout system for the first time off the guided-missile destroyer, USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), Dec. 16, off the Virginia coast. Continue reading
Fully Autonomous and Smart Flying Robotic Waiters
Singapore-based company, Infinium Robotics, is applying advanced drone technology as a way to further automate the job of waiter. Promoted as a technology that can reduce manpower costs and maximize the use of dining room space, Infinium-Serve uses individual drones to deliver food from kitchen to dining room patrons. Continue reading
New UAV Crashes on Demonstration Flight
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About 50 dignitaries gathered in the desert for a demonstration flight of Sensurion Aerospace’s flagship Magpie unmanned aerial vehicle collectively gasped as it crashed seconds after a company executive launched the 5-foot aircraft.
Drone Lifesaver Drops Flotation Device to Swimmers
Lifesaving drones could rescue swimmers in distress in a hi-tech pitch to reduce drownings across Australia. Victorian paramedic Robin Lowe has developed a prototype that can hover and release a flotation device in less time than it takes a rescue crew to respond.