While it’s important to get fresh seafood from fishing boats to restaurants as fast as possible, using a full-size crewed aircraft to do so isn’t always cost-effective. That’s why Yamaha and Japan Airlines are now looking at using a drone for part of the journey. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Wing Celebrates One Year of Air Delivery in Canberra
It’s been a year since Wing made its first deliveries to the Gungahlin community in Canberra, Australia. The company is grateful for the support it has received from the hundreds of customers using Wing’s drone delivery service, and the valuable feedback they’ve provided. Continue reading
Drones in Italy Take Temperatures and Issue Fines
Police in Treviolo, near Bergamo, are now using drones to take people’s temperatures and to control movement. Continue reading
1,000 Drones Light Up Shenzhen Night Sky to Celebrate Wuhan Lockdown End
1,000 drones were seen performing in southern China’s Shenzhen to celebrate Wuhan coming out of lockdown after months. Continue reading
Wing Completed 1,000 Deliveries in the Last Two Weeks
Wing Series 7000
AAlphabet drone division Wing has completed more than 1,000 deliveries in the past two weeks as it sees a “significant” increase in demand for its services due to COVID-19. Continue reading
Coaxial Tilt-Rotor Drone Hovers Smoothly in Any Orientation
Autonomous Systems researchers at ETH Zurich have demonstrated another drone capable of flying and hovering in any orientation, this time with higher efficiency. It’s extraordinary to watch its 12 coaxial rotors twisting and turning in flight. Continue reading
Drones on Cables Expand the Scope of Wind Energy
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By harnessing the power of strong winds at higher altitude than turbines reach, airborne wind energy could be another key source of renewable energy, but it will need a combination of successful designs, more robust software and good storytelling to really take off.
Rakuten Mobile and Rakuten AirMap to Perform Drone Mobile Base Station Inspections
Rakuten Mobile, Inc. announced that it will collaborate with Rakuten Group company Rakuten AirMap, Inc., which provides solutions supporting safe and compliant drone operations to enterprises, airspace authorities and drone operators in Japan, in using drones to conduct completion inspections of base stations for its mobile network. Continue reading