The First Flight Tester Gyroscope (FFT GYRO) is designed as a solution to overcome the most common technical barriers that arise when working with UAVs. In this article, we present to you 5 important reasons why your company needs a platform for drone testing. Whether … Read More
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A big success! An autonomous drone with a load capacity of 70 pounds made its first flight
The development of a new cargo drone, the Autonomous Pod Transport 70 (APT 70), allows to carry up to 70 pounds and fly at 100 mph. It was built for deliveries and disaster relief covering distances of up to 18 … Read More
Technological advances beats the human capacity
Will the time be coming when machines can overtake us? The University of Zurich has developed a new algorithm that exceeded the capacity of two experienced pilots in drone flight. A quadrotor that flies autonomously, managed to beat the flight … Read More
Chernobyl researchers used a UAV to track nuclear waste.
A mission was carried out at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant with the aim of determining whether there was nuclear waste in reactor 5. At the time of the disaster, there was no record of whether the Reactor Five storage … Read More
Defibrillators delivered by drones in Sweden
A Swedish company has implemented a drone system that offers automated external defibrillators (AEDs) so that people have the ability to initiate life-saving measures while they await professional medical care. Since June 2020, people suffering from cardiac arrest in Sweden … Read More
Why we use carbon fiber in our design.
Our original prototypes were aluminum, which was affordable, but weight became a critical requirement. The gimbals needed to have the lowest inertia possible, and yet be very strong and rigid. At this point, we decided to use carbon fiber. It … Read More
New research: drones could be the best tool to fight wildfires
Forest fires are devastating, and the smoke from the fires spreads rapidly, causing poisoning and evicting more people from their homes, not to mention the damage to the forests and the biodiversity that inhabits them. Drones have been helping to … Read More
The Ingenuity helicopter successfully landed on Mars!
As predicted at the beginning of the mission, the Perseverance rover successfully landed on Mars on February 18, 2021. Perseverance brings the Ingenuity inside, which is planned to be the first helicopter to fly on Mars. *Before reading this article, … Read More
The Federal Aviation Administration successfully completed phase 2 testing for Unmanned Traffic Management.
New York UAS Test Site Completes Advanced Drone Operations for FAA Drone Integration Program. As a final step in the recent Phase 2 testing of Unmanned Traffic Management two demonstrations were recently held. Participants included local and state elected officials, … Read More
Art: Reuben Wu uses drones to illuminate erosive landscapes in his new work “Light Storms”, and the result is amazing!
The photographic series features creative uses of drone lighting for surreal night and dusk shots that make it look like Utah is on another planet. Reuben Wu is a visual artist and photographer, his new work called Light Storm has … Read More
After years, now drones are the salvation of many lost hikers.
Finding hikers lost in the forest was a long and difficult process, as until not long ago, helicopters could not glimpse through the thick canopy of trees and ground searches were carried out by professional people who walked for hours, … Read More
This holiday season, Walmart will light up the sky with a drone light show in the United States.
In an attempt to help families better end this difficult year, Walmart is giving away its “Drone Christmas Light Show.” An experience that brings the joy and wonder of the Christmas season to skies across the United States. The “Walmart … Read More
Meet the 5 drones that the United States government will use starting this year
In the wake of federal agencies being banned from buying drones made in China, the Defence Department announced five drone companies approved for use. They have just completed a program designed to find drones that are most useful. Although the … Read More
A bald eagle intercepted a drone during a flight
An Michigan’s upper peninsula bald eagle launched an airstrike to a mapping drone operated by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) pilot, breaking a propeller and sending the aircraft to the bottom of Lake Michigan. It … Read More
Norhan Bayomi uses drones to investigate how buildings increase the damage of climate change to people.
Norhan Magdy Bayomi, observed during the development of her thesis the impact of climate change in her local community (Cairo). Residents of the low-income neighborhood she was studying lived in small, poorly insulated, and ill-equipped apartments to cope with the … Read More
Manifold Robotics will commercialize technology made by the Army that allows drones to detect power lines from a distance.
Manifold Robotics, announced the signing of a license agreement with the Army Research Laboratory that will improve the safe use of autonomous drones near power lines. They have developed a new sensor that will allow drones to detect power lines … Read More
Mars 2020, NASA launched Ingenuity to space
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter was launched to Mars, successfully. It is a technology demonstrator of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which will evaluate whether it is feasible to fly on Mars safely, it will also provide a detailed mapping of the area … Read More
Drones and COVID-19: Technology against the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has arrived at a time where technology is the key in all aspects of life, with great advances in robotics, drones have become very useful for medical and control purposes, the current relationship of drones and COVID-19 … Read More