A Japanese company has created an unmanned, autonomous aerial drone that it envisages could be used to monitor infrastructure, search for missing swimmers or vessels, and to spot schools of fish. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Drone Delivery Canada Launches Dangerous Goods Transportation for University of British Columbia
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has announced the successful approval and implementation of dangerous goods transportation for the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine’s ‘Remote Communities Drone Transport Initiative’ . Continue reading
Ford Patents Autonomous, Air-Ground Last-Mile Delivery System
Ford Motor Co. last week published a patent that outlines a system for “decentralized hybrid air-ground autonomous last-mile goods delivery.” That’s a mouthful, but essentially Ford wants to use its delivery vans to directly launch and control unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones. Continue reading
Boots Completes Drone Delivery of Prescription Medicines in UK First
Boots has become the first community pharmacy in the UK to transport prescription-only medicines by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Continue reading
Bristow’s £1.6BN UK SAR Contract Includes CAMCOPTER S-100
Bristow Helicopters has secured a new 10-year contract to provide search-and-rescue (SAR) services for the U.K.’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency, valued at £1.6 billion. Continue reading
Research Shows Americans are Ready for Drone Deliveries
Auterion, the open source company building the software-defined future for mobile robotics and powering global drone manufacturers, announced new data from its 2022 “Consumer Attitudes on Drone Delivery” Report. Continue reading
Drone Saves 14-year-old from Drowning at Spanish Beach
A pioneering drone lifeguard service rolled out across Spanish beaches saved the life of a 14-year-old boy this month as he struggled against a powerful tide off a beach in Valencia, its operators have said. Continue reading
Migrant-Spotting Drone Fished Out of English Channel
A Tekever AR3 drone providing aerial surveillance to reduce migrant crossings ‘malfunctioned’ and plunged into the English Channel. Continue reading