Custom applicators and farmers looking to use drones to apply herbicides to crops in Canada are still in a holding pattern. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Could Drones Save Cows? Research Team Thinks So
In the basement of an engineering building on UK’s campus, there’s a calf replica who goes by the name of Chuck. Chuck has been instrumental in perfecting the machine-learning and UAV-formation-control technology
It’s a staggering statistic — every year nearly 3 million cows in the U.S. die from health problems. And it’s costing the cattle industry more than $1 billion. Continue reading
FLYMOTION Helps Law Enforcement Leverage UAS for Situational Awareness
FLYMOTION, of Tampa, Florida, specializes in providing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), mobile drone command centers, communications technology, monitoring solutions, training and 24/7 support to clients in public safety, government, defense and other sectors. Continue reading
Vodafone Wants SIM Cards in Drones
Vodafone UK is calling for commercial and public sector drones to be fitted with SIM cards to give them cellular network connectivity. Continue reading
DJI to Launch at Least Three New Drones in 2020
It seems that DJI will at least launch three new drones this year: the DJI Matrice 300 in February, the DJI Mavic 3 around summertime, and the DJI Mavic Air 2 as soon as April. However, there are some indications that we might see a new Matrice 600, possibly a new DJI Inspire 3 at the end of the year, and a very slight chance there may be a completely new DJI drone. Continue reading
Draganfly’s New Payloads for Environmental Monitoring
Draganfly Inc. has announced three new specialized payload offerings, which are intended to expand agricultural research and environmental monitoring using drones. Continue reading
Federal Railroad Administration Report on Using UAV to Produce Accurate Grade Crossing Profile Data
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a report on its Office of Research, Development and Technology’s study of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) to produce accurate 3-D models of high-profile grade crossings. Continue reading
Waver Drone Inspects Infrastructure on Land, on Water and in the Air
Japanese startup FPV Robotics is leveraging drone technology to address a growing global need: inspecting ageing infrastructure in an effort to avoid major issues like unexpected bridge collapses. FPV Robotics CEO and founder Masaki Komagata showed me his company’s production Waver drone, which is debuting for the first time ever at CES 2020 in Las Vegas. Continue reading