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The NIMBUS Lab at the University of Nebraska has been developing drones that have the unique ability to dig holes in the ground and then fill those holes with sensors. If this sounds like a complicated task, that’s because it is: The drone needs to be able to carry a portable digging system a useful distance, locate a diggable spot, land, verify that the spot it thought was diggable is in fact diggable, dig a hole and install the sensor, and then fly off again. Continue reading
Russian tech company Hoversurf is launching a new ducted fan version of its S3 2019 Hoverbike at CES this week. Continue reading
Drone delivery is the new frontier of customer convenience in Australia – but not everybody is impressed. A trial conducted by Google spin-off company Wing is taking place in Canberra, and some neighbours of the suburb of Bonython are not happy. Continue reading
Drone registration laws have been in effect in Ireland since 2015, however, they are due to get an update that will come into effect this year. Continue reading
Wildflower International employees pose with their Silent Falcon drone at their office in Santa Fe. From left, Karen Sandoval, Laura Salazar, Michael Wahl, Rob Scism, all flight crew members, and Jenna deCastro the outside account executive for DOE.
Under a new partnership with Santa Fe-based Wildflower International, unmanned aerial systems made by Albuquerque-based Silent Falcon UAS Technologies will assist the Pojoaque Pueblo in managing its roaming herd of wild bison, map cultural sites on Pojoaque land, and improve fire control and search-and-rescue efforts. Continue reading
A type of land mine called the “butterfly” has a particularly insidious reputation for two reasons: It is known for killing or crippling children who may pick up what looks a lot like a green plastic toy, and its mostly nonmetallic construction means it often evades traditional mine detectors. Butterfly mines’ light-touch detonators go off easily if stepped on by a fighter—or farmer—and their relatively small charge often maims people without immediately killing them. Continue reading
DroneUp has announced that it is collaborating with SkyWatch.AI to provide on-demand, automated flight insurance coverage to Part 107 pilots when they execute commercial missions delivered in the DroneUp app. Continue reading
AgEagle Aerial Systems, Inc. a provider of advanced drone imagery-based data collection and analytics solutions for the sustainable agriculture and precision farming markets, announced that it will extend the powerful reach and capabilities of its proprietary FarmLens platform to mobile devices with the launch of its new FarmLens mobile app. Continue reading