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The Aibot X6, developed by Aibotix in Kassel, Germany, and designed to carry out inspections or operations too dangerous for humans to carry out, can go to places conventional devices cannot go. This hexacopter was developed to meet the highest standards for industrial inspections and measurements and it has many applications, ranging from power lines, wind turbines and photovoltaic plants, to bridges and pipeline inspections. Continue reading
Camero – a maker of radar-based Through Wall systems – launches Xaver AID, Airborne Imaging Drone, an airborne structure-penetrating life detection system, at Milipol, taking place in Paris, November 19-22. Continue reading
Researchers are working on developing a new way of targeting one of New Zealand’s most destructive pests. TBFree NZ and Landcare Research are working on a designing a UAS that can specifically identify possums. Continue reading
The Niagara Falls filmed from a DJI Phantom with a GoPro Hero 3. Continue reading
Lady Gaga hovers over the stage in her flying dress ( #VOLANTIS ) She unveiled her ‘flying dress’ at a New York album launch party – Lady Gaga’s album sales are already stratospheric, so why not her evening wear? Continue reading
A University of New Hampshire plant pathologist and his doctoral student are using a remote-controlled helicopter to help apple farmers in the Northeast battle the persistent scourge of apple scab.
Kirk Broders, assistant professor of plant pathology, and Ph.D. student Matt Wallhead are working to bring precision agriculture to orchard management in the Northeast by developing a low-cost unmanned aircraft system. With a camera loaded with GPS and infrared technology, the UAS can “see” pests, nutrient stress, or early infections caused by the apple scab fungus. Continue reading
French players in the sector recently held their first general meeting. More than 350 companies have joined this growing niche. The first General Assembly of the young Professional Federation of civilian UAS (FPDC) was standing room only on Monday of last week, at the Aéroclub de France. Continue reading
Taking a cue from America’s use of UAS to fight terrorists, the war on feral hogs has gone high tech and high altitude. Two friends in Lafayette, La. modified a remote control aircraft for their frequent hunts for the destructive wild pigs. It’s more military op than hunting trip. “It’s not hunting,” said James Palmer. “It’s extermination.”