Tesco is to trial home deliveries by drone in a move that could allow small items to be despatched to customers within 30 minutes to an hour of ordering.
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Elbit Systems UK Demonstrates Hermes 900 Maritime S&R Flights
Elbit Systems’ Hermes 900 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) recently successfully completed a series of flight demonstrations for the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). Continue reading
Walmart Piloting Drone Delivery with Flytrex
Years ago, Walmart founder Sam Walton famously said, “I have always been driven to buck the system, to innovate, to take things beyond where they’ve been.” It remains a guiding principle at Walmart to this day. Continue reading
Manifold Robotics and New York Power Authority to Enable Safe Drone Operation Near Power Lines
Manifold Robotics has announced an agreement with the New York Power Authority (NYPA), the nation’s largest state public power organization, to develop unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) capable of operating safely near power lines. Continue reading
Pipistrel Accepting Orders for eVTOL Cargo Drones
Pipistrel, a pioneer of Type Certified electric aviation, is presenting the Nuuva V300 as the flagship model of the Nuuva series of unmanned air vehicles (UAV). This one‑of‑a‑kind aircraft embodies our vision to disrupt aerial cargo transportation by commercializing the use of electrical vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles. Continue reading
Kyoto Startup Drone Flies on Autopilot in Areas without GPS Reception
The “seamless drone” created by developers in Kyoto Prefecture is seen entering a warehouse that does not have GPS signal reception in the prefectural city of Nantan, on July 20, 2020
A business venture in western Japan has developed a drone that can be operated on autopilot in places with no GPS reception, such as below girder bridges or in tunnels — a promising device for infrastructure maintenance. Continue reading
Tech Startups Develop Spraying Drone with 50L Capacity
The use of drones in agriculture has gained size and momentum due to their capability to save time and costs while improving crop profit. However, most multi-copters aren’t powerful enough to cover large crop areas or plantations. In the best of cases, electric multicopters offer flight times that range from 10 to 25 minutes with a load capacity of 20L, forcing the pilot to carry multiple batteries to the field and losing most of their time charging them. Continue reading
Embry-Riddle, Verizon Use Drones for Marine Mammal Rescue
In an effort to safely and humanely rescue marine mammals, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has partnered with marine biologists and a Verizon drone-management platform to monitor animals in distress using unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading