FlytBase, Inc. and Mayan Robotics, LLC have announced a partnership to support enterprises on the development of fully autonomous, cost-effective drone automation solutions that leverage open source technologies. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Drone Mystery Solved? Wichita UFO Chasers Might be Responsible
A still of one of the drones captured by Omaha NBC affiliate WOWT, brightness and contrast adjusted
A group of UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) chasers from Wichita, Kansas could possibly have been responsible for the mysterious drone sightings that have been reported across Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska. Continue reading
ExxonMobil Selects HUVRdata to Digitize Drone Inspections
Austin based, HUVRdata has supported ExxonMobil over the past 2 years in their efforts to put in place a global Digital Reporting and Analytics platform for drone inspection programs. The goal of the program is to allow ExxonMobil to digitize, scale and standardize Drone Inspection workflows across ExxonMobil sites and assets. Continue reading
Seattle to Get Cannabis Delivery Drones
Seattle based GRN Holdings announced plans to launch a cannabis delivery service in February or March in the greater Seattle area. Continue reading
Environmental Drone Automatically Tests Water Quality
Indra, in a temporary joint venture with the Spanish companies Sixtema and Adantia, has successfully tested the first environmental drone that automates the collection of samples in rivers and coastal areas and offers real-time information on water quality parameters. The system will be ready for launch onto the market this year. Continue reading
Novadem Supplies NX70 Micro-UAVs to Marseille’s Navy Firefighters
The Marseille’s Navy Firefighters Battalion will count in a few weeks among its staff a team specialized in robotics support who will implement a fleet of four Novadem micro-UAVs. Continue reading
Silent Falcon E1 Surpasses 500 Hours of Flight Test Time
Silent Falcon UAS Technologies (SFUAS), an Albuquerque-based UAS service provider and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) announced that the Silent Falcon E1 UAV has completed 500 hours of successful flight testing and operations. The E1 is a solar electric, fixed wing, Unmanned Aircraft System. It is noise free, emission free, and provides long range, low cost ISR capability. Continue reading
UK is Using Drones to Patrol the English Channel
Portuguese IT, defence and aerospace group Tekever has been seen flying a drone over the English Channel near Dover. It is likely to be searching for migrants on boats. Continue reading