Members of the NavyX team are working out how heavy-lift Minerva drones could deliver potentially life-saving equipment if someone falls overboard. Continue reading
Spain’s Grupo Oesía Invests $9M UAV Navigation
UAV Navigation Team
Grupo Oesía, a 100% Spanish company specializing in technology development and applied engineering, has carried out a strategic investment operation in the unmanned systems sector, strengthening the position of another Spanish company, UAV Navigation. Continue reading
Flying Beef Bowls? Yoshinoya Completes Drone Delivery of its Signature Gyudon
Drone delivers Yoshinoya Co. gyudon dishes packed in a cardboard box in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
Fast food chain operator Yoshinoya Co. and delivery service operator Demae-can Co. have tested a drone service that delivers “gyudon” beef-on-rice dishes. Continue reading
HHLA Sky Wins German Innovation Award
HHLA Sky has won the Deutscher Innovationspreis in the start-up category. WirtschaftsWoche, Accenture and EnBW joined forces to present the prestigious award for the 12th time on 25 June with the goal of recognising the forward-looking projects of German companies. Continue reading
Chennai Uses Drones to Fight Mosquitos
The Greater Chennai Corporation started using drones to fight the mosquito menace. The civic body has taken three drones on rent. The drone is operated by trained pilots sent by the Anna University. The drones are 45 kg in weight and have two tanks. One tank is loaded with three litres of petrol and the other with 10 kg of larvicide.
Skylark Drones Raises $3M In Pre-Series A Funding Round
Mrinal Pai (left) and Mughilan Thiru Ramasamy in their Bengaluru office
Skylark Drones, an Indian drone platform company, announced that it has secured USD $3 million in a pre-series A funding round to strengthen its product offerings and fuel international expansion. The funding round was co-led by investors InfoEdge Ventures and IAN Fund with participation from AdvantEdge Founders, Fowler Westrup, Redstart Labs, IKP and Vimson group. Continue reading
Zipline Raises $250M
Zipline has raised $250 million in new funding to help us accelerate the development of a new model for instant logistics. Continue reading
FlyingBasket Delivers Radio Equipment in Switzerland
On 14th June 2021, FlyingBasket’s remotely piloted multicopter FB3, equipped with an automatic cargo hook, transported radio equipment weighing up to 80 kgs across a canyon in Davos Wiesen, Jenisberg, in a pilot mission for a Swiss service provider cablex. Continue reading