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IKEA has announced the next phase in its drone technology: an upgraded AI-powered system capable of operating alongside co-workers around the clock. This advanced system will be integrated into fulfilment units, including distribution centres, which will run continuously.
After a successful year of rigorous testing at the Distribution Centre in Winterslag, Belgium, IKEA is ready to deploy its drones to more locations over the next year.
Walmart and drone delivery partner DroneUp are ending drone delivery in three states to focus on perfecting the airborne package delivery service in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Continue reading
U.S. surveillance drones based on a popular civilian powered glider design could be headed to the Indo-Pacific region in support of Marine special operators. Continue reading
.ANRA Technologies, a global supplier of uncrewed traffic management and operational solutions, successfully demonstrated its state-of-the-art drone inspection capabilities at the New York Power Authority’s (NYPA) facility in White Plains, New York. Continue reading
With current technology, it will take more than 70 years and cost 33.5 billion euros to demine Ukraine, which has a mined area of 144,000 sq. km. Now, a Ukrainian tech entrepreneur in Denmark aims to make demining Ukraine cheaper, faster and safer. Continue reading
With the completion of the U.S. Navy’s Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) flight operations on July 28, 2024, the MQ-9B SeaGuardian Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) supplied by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., self-deployed back to its home base in El Mirage, Calif., but only after introducing an array of new capabilities. Continue reading
A controversial drone trial has been delayed for a second time over concerns from locals. The Inteliports Drone Trial, which would see drones delivering goods with up to six flights a day from Mornington Road car park on the Isle of Wight, was initially supposed to start on 7 August and last six months. Continue reading
At the Army-2024 exhibition in Moscow, the Kronstadt Group presented an updated version of its Russian-made Grom supersonic jet unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), informally designated as Grom-U. Continue reading