Airbus Aerial has been granted a waiver by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) operations in Grand Forks, ND without the need for a visual observer. Continue reading
Experimental ROBOpilot Drone Damaged in Mishap
A 1968 Cessna 206 with ROBOpilot installed preparing for engine start on the runway at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s experimental unmanned aircraft conversion program experienced a mishap during a mission today at Michael Army Airfield in Utah. Continue reading
Hybrid Heliplane V.2 Offers 60 Minutes Flight Time
Drone Volt, a French embedded artificial intelligence expert and manufacturer of professional civil drones, has announced the release of its latest drone hybrid VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) vehicle named Heliplane v.2 drone. The new version offers long flight endurance times, 1.6-kg (3.5-lb) payload capacity, and VTOL/hover capabilities. Continue reading
EHang Gets World’s First UAS Safety Certificate for AAV
EHang, an autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology platform company, announced that it has become the world’s first company to achieve certificate of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) safety level II for AAVs through tests of the UAS fence. Continue reading
Remote GeoSystems Conducts BVLOS Geospatial Video Pipeline Inspection in China
Remote Geo’s Jeff Dahlke with the gas-powered hexcopter BVLOS patrol drone
Remote GeoSystems, Inc., a global provider of immersive geospatial video, photo and data recorders and reporting software for survey and inspection, and Xi’an ARTEL Technology, Inc., China’s leading developer/operator of beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) inspection UAVs, are pleased to announce the successful deployment of complementary geospatial data systems for long distance day and night drone pipeline patrol operations. Continue reading
Drone Beats Ambulance in Race to Deliver First Aid
A team in Iraq and Australia has developed another way to use drones in healthcare—as part of a system that detects when an elderly person has fallen, then delivers first aid. Continue reading
AeroVironment Donates 87 Quantix Drones to 35 US University Agriculture Departments
AeroVironment, Inc. announced its 2019 Quantix and AV DSS University Collaboration Project. The project’s focus is to advance academic research, applications and crop production practices to improve the future of farming through the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and advanced data analytics. Continue reading
Serena Williams Takes Out Drone with Tennis Ball
Here’s a portion of the chapter “How to Catch a Drone”, from the book ‘How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems’ by Randall Munroe, in which Serena Williams helped test whether tennis serves could be an effective countermeasure against flying robots … by taking a drone out onto a court and hitting tennis balls at it until it crashed. Continue reading