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After over a year of careful research and development, a New Zealand resident has achieved a long sought after goal. On Saturday, September 10th, Tim Vincent flew an RPFlightSystems, Inc. Vigilant C1 aircraft for a total of 425 kilometers on a single battery pack. Continue reading
Chinese manufacturer Skye Intelligence, will soon unveil Orbit – a hands-free, social sharing drone. Continue reading
Australian technology company Propeller Aero has announced the launch of AeroPoints: smart ground control points that makes it easy for anyone to capture survey-accurate mapping using drones.
Kespry, which designs automated drone systems for commercial use, has announced the new Kespry Drone 2.0. The new lighter-weight drone flies 2X as long, covers 2X the ground area, and has 2X the wind resilience, due to the new airframe, battery, and flight system improvements. Continue reading
Alphabet’s innovation lab X drone-focused team called Project Wing has just announced a plan to commence aerial burrito delivery, in partnership with Chipotle, on the campus of Virgina Tech this week.
The PowerEgg, the first consumer drone from Chinese robotics company PowerVision has a body is shaped like an egg, and it’s not until the landing gear extends and you pull out each of the four propeller arms that it looks like something that can fly. Propellers are bolted onto the arms, so you don’t have to worry about attaching them before flight. Continue reading
The University of Maryland Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site and University of Maryland Shore Regional Health teamed up for Maryland’s first civil unmanned aerial delivery of simulated medical cargo across the Chesapeake Bay. Continue reading
Qualcomm Incorporated has announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (QTI) and AT&T, will test Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or drones, on commercial 4G LTE networks.