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
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Project Wing to Drop Burritos on Virginia Tech Students
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.
Egg-Shaped Domestic Drone
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
Medical Cargo Test Crosses the Chesapeake Bay
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 and AT&T Trial Drones on Cellular Network
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.
Intel Gets FAA Night Flight Waiver
Intel received from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAPP) the Part 107 Certificate of Waiver, which posted today on the FAA’s website. The waiver is from regulations regarding daylight operation and the operation of multiple small unmanned aircraft. Intel is authorized to operate multiple small unmanned aircraft systems at night within Special Security Notice Flight Restriction Areas in the United States.
DJI’s Forthcoming ‘Mavic’ Folding Drone
DJI’s Adam Najberg recently told Engadget that if the average consumer is going to buy a drone, “size is going to be an issue. Also ease of use.” Judging by a recent leak, the company may not be just musing about such a product. Drone site Heliguy leaked an image of a small camera drone that collapses down for easy transport. If accurate, it could be called the “Mavic,” a name DJI recently trademarked.
AT&T’s Ambitious Drone Strategy
When you think of the up-and-coming players in the commercial drone market, you might think of Amazon, or Google … but how about AT&T? “AT&T is going to be one of the biggest users of drones in the United States,” Art Pregler, who heads AT&T’s drone program and serves as director of national mobility systems, told GeekWire in an interview. Continue reading