Amazon isn’t just interested in making its own drones to deliver items — now the company has opened up an online storefront for people interested in buying UAVs, too. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Prop Shield for Safer UAS
A Cleveland-area company has designed a new drone with shielded rotors that it hopes will make flying safer. Dronewerx LLC, an unmanned systems company based in Elyria, has developed a multi-rotor drone, the DWX PG-Y6 Guardian — a craft with six motors and a prop guard that protects the aircraft rotors.
Hexo+ Autonomous UAS Camera for Extreme Sports
HEXO+ is an intelligent drone that follows and films you autonomously. Aerial filming for everyone. With a Kickstarter campaign looking for $50,00 Squadrone System of Palo Alto already has $1,4M pledged… Continue reading
Autonomous 3D Robotics Drone
The Iris+ looks pretty cool. Just dream of practically anything you’d like a drone to do, and chances are the new 3D Robotics quadcopter will do it. Autonomous flight? Check. Longer flight time? Check. Dynamic LED lights for directional awareness? Check. Crazy-ass “Follow Me” function? Check. Continue reading
Australian Unmanned Helicopters ResQu Rainforests from Purple Plague
Two Project ResQu helicopters developed by CSIRO completed trial flights near Cairns, locating weeds like the dreaded ‘purple plague’, or Miconia calvescens, faster and more reliably than ever. Developed by robotics researchers at CSIRO, in partnership with Biosecurity Queensland, the unmanned helicopters found weeds using sophisticated imaging technology. The helicopters are safer and a more convenient way of mapping weeds in remote and difficult terrain.
Akron Startup Event 38 Delivers UAS for Farming
Jeff Taylor, a 27-year old rocket scientist with a passion for unmanned aircraft, is offering farmers a new, bird’s eye view. His Akron startup, Event 38 Unmanned Systems, is bringing drone technology to the farm belt –and maybe giving Ohio an edge in a blossoming industry.
Mobile Phone-Detecting UAS Pioneered for Disaster Relief
Sentinel Air is planning to co-develop an airborne wireless sensor that can detect mobile phone signals belonging to disaster victims. The company has teamed up with European disaster relief firm Disaster Tech Lab to develop and test the sensor, which will be mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) made by Sentinel Air.
Commercial UAS Market Catches Up in Japan
“Up until recently, people might have thought that drones were just for military use and had nothing to do with their daily lives,” but it’s likely that will change in the next decade, said Kenzo Nonami, a renowned drone engineer who is president of Chiba-based Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory Ltd.