The Greater Chennai Corporation started using drones to fight the mosquito menace. The civic body has taken three drones on rent. The drone is operated by trained pilots sent by the Anna University. The drones are 45 kg in weight and have two tanks. One tank is loaded with three litres of petrol and the other with 10 kg of larvicide.
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Zipline Raises $250M
Zipline has raised $250 million in new funding to help us accelerate the development of a new model for instant logistics. Continue reading
FlyingBasket Delivers Radio Equipment in Switzerland
On 14th June 2021, FlyingBasket’s remotely piloted multicopter FB3, equipped with an automatic cargo hook, transported radio equipment weighing up to 80 kgs across a canyon in Davos Wiesen, Jenisberg, in a pilot mission for a Swiss service provider cablex. Continue reading
IAEA Harnesses Drone Technology to Monitor Radiation at Contaminated Uranium Sites in Central Asia
An emerging technology combining a drone with a highly sensitive gamma-ray detector will be deployed in coming months to monitor radiation at contaminated uranium legacy sites in Central Asia. These sites are former uranium mining and processing areas in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and this advanced drone technology will support the safe and secure monitoring of radiation levels at these sites. Continue reading
Vivo Patents Mobile Device with Tiny Removable UAV
Vivo has just patented drone-phone, or, as Vivo currently calls it, a “device shell with flight camera“, which appears to be exactly what this sounds like: a smartphone chassis designed to accommodate its very own mini-drone. Continue reading
5,200 Drone Light Show Celebrates 100 Years of China’s Communist Party
The Communist Party of China (CPC) celebrated its 100th anniversary with this 5,200 drone light show in Longgang, Shenzhen, last week. Continue reading
Drones Offer Cannabis Cultivators Precise Solutions
Move over, tractors – drones might play a large role in the future of sustainable cannabis cultivation. Continue reading
SwissDrones Launches in Asia Pacific Region
From fighting wildfires to inspecting power lines and conducting emergency response missions, Australia and the Asia Pacific Region have long depended on the use of manned rotorcraft. However, because many of these missions require rotorcraft to operate over long distances, at night, during all weather conditions, in remote areas, and with limited to no infrastructure, these operations are inherently dangerous. Continue reading