Mercedes-Benz Vans, US drone systems developer Matternet and Swiss online marketplace siroop have started a pilot project in Zurich to test an efficient van and drone-based system for on-demand delivery of e-commerce goods. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Arctic UAV Inc. to Distribute High Eye Platforms
Arctic UAV Inc., an Iqaluit based aerial imaging provider using unmanned systems has recently signed a distribution agreement with High Eye from the Netherlands to sell their unmanned helicopter system to Canadian, Greenlandic & Alaskan markets. Continue reading
HAZON and PrecisionHawk to Integrate Technologies
HAZON Solutions, a national provider of drone inspection services, and PrecisionHawk, a provider of advanced commercial drone technologies,have announced a partnership to integrate their technologies to provide better drone safety for commercial drone operations. Continue reading
Farmers Ins. Dedicates Roof Farm to Drone Testing
Farmers Insurance has announced the grand opening of a new roof farm in Olathe, a research project designed to help determine how different roofing materials are impacted by weather and ageing in real-world conditions. Farmers is collaborating with the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), a nonprofit industry research and communications association on the local project.
FAA Launches Drone Integration Pilot Program
President Trump recently announced the new Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program to accelerate the integration of UAS into our nation’s busy airspace and to spur innovation. Continue reading
Star River & Aerotronic Partner to Develop Robotics Systems for Security
Star River Inc. and Aerotronic have announced their partnership to create Unmanned Security Systems. The partnership will allow for the co-development of both unmanned and/or automated Security System Solutions Land, Sea and Air. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman and San Diego Zoo Global Collaborate on Arctic Conservation
San Diego Zoo Global scientists and Northrop Grumman Corporation engineers announced the continuation of a unique collaboration to advance the understanding of sea ice dynamics in a changing climate and impacts on polar bear behaviour. Continue reading
Oceans Unmanned Launches ECO-Drone Program
Oceans Unmanned, Inc. is unveiling a new initiative designed to address concerns regarding these systems’ potential to disturb wildlife in a variety of remote habitats.