Robots are flying over the massive Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor watershed. That’s because heat-seeking drones are hovering over the waterways in search of any pollutants lurking in the water. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Medical Delivery Drones Tested in Munich
Last week Quantum-Systems GmbH and laboratory Becker & Kollegen tested the transport of samples, by drone, from the mobile corona test station on the Theresienwiese to the Munich laboratory. Continue reading
Tracking New Zealand’s Flightless Parrot by Drone
Debbie Saunders and Josh Bobruk from Wildlife Drones on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island, New Zealand
Birdwatching drones are taking to the skies of New Zealand to help scientists track the endangered kākāpō, which teeters on the brink of extinction. Continue reading
Gas Stations Start Drone Delivery Services in Korea
GS Caltex said that it has launched drone delivery services at its gas stations on Jeju Island, utilizing them as logistics hubs. Continue reading
Police Helicopter Collides with Police Drone in Canada
There was likely a lively debrief after a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) AS350 B3 helicopter and an RCMP SkyRanger R60 surveillance drone collided while on a joint mission over a rural area of British Columbia. Continue reading
Ultraviolet Light Drone to Sterilise Public Spaces
UVCDrone sterilising hospital ward
Researchers at NUI Galway’s Health Innovation via Engineering (HIVE) Lab have developed a novel method of providing sterilising ultraviolet light radiation in a wide variety of environments by harnessing the versatility of unmanned aerial vehicles or drones. Continue reading
Draganfly Announces Global Dealer Network
Quantix Mapper
Draganfly Inc. has announced the launching of its global dealer network for sales and service of Draganfly technology solutions including its secure, North American made drones. Continue reading
Efficient Large-Scale Multi-Drone Delivery using Transit Networks
Researchers from Stanford University have devised a way for hundreds of drones to use the bus or trams in an effort to redesign how packages are distributed in cities. Should such a solution ever scale, it could reduce delivery van congestion and energy usage while extending the distance a drone can travel to deliver a package. Continue reading