Drones and AI, startup develops fire monitoring platform
Drones and AI: Wildfires are a plague affecting half of Europe and beyond at the height of summer. In forest firefighting activities, civil defence and firefighters are frequently faced with re-igniting fires from hotspots considered already extinguished, especially during the
UK drone superhighway will be completed by 2024
Altitude Angel is on the brink of completing a monumental feat in modern transportation: the world's largest and most extensive drone superhighway network, slated for full realization by May 2024. Currently undergoing rigorous testing, approximately one-third of the network's beacons have already
Dead birds get new life: New Mexico researchers develop taxidermy bird drones
By Liliana Salgado SOCORRO, New Mexico (Reuters) - Scientists in New Mexico are giving dead birds a new life with an unconventional approach to wildlife research. A team at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro is taking birds
Drone taxi take first spin in air traffic near Paris
By Noemie Olive and Lucien Libert Drone taxi (Reuters) - An electric helicopter with multiple rotors took its first flight in conventional air traffic near Paris on Thursday as it prepares for commercial flights from 2024. The Volocopter test aircraft, which resembles
ZenaDrone – Flying high to check hemp plants
ZenaDrone provides drone technology for agribusiness, using high-definition cameras and sensors to monitor and treat crops across large areas. The state-of-the-art farming technology solution helps mitigate issues with crops as they arise, preventing wastage and ensuring they go directly from seed to sale. Made hardy
US police to get access to drone-tracking tech
President Biden’s administration has recently presented a plan which among others aims at giving state and local police access to drone-tracking technology. The White House asked Congress to enact a new legislative proposal to expand the set of tools and actors
Greece tests drone drug delivery for remote regions
The drone, which was developed for this project, crossed 3 km in Trikala, a northwestern city of Thessaly, to deliver medicines The first test flight of transporting drugs to isolated areas in an environmentally friendly way by using a drone took
Skyports putting drones through their paces with challenging testbeds
UK based Skyports have been doing some very interesting work with drones during the Covid period. They held a trail campaign with the UK’s health, service the NHS (National Health Service), in Scotland during some rather testing weather conditions. Skyports was
Technology of creating an artificial storm using drones
A new way for the artificial induction rain With a harsh, hot desert climate, and rainfall reaching just 10 million a year, the UAE is thirsty for rainwater. In order to find a solution to the problem, they have turned to