Everdrone will soon reach more residents with doorstep deliveries than any other drone company in the world thanks to extended permissions obtained from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in Sweden. Continue reading
Category Archives: First Responders
NEC Drone Technology Locates Natural Disaster Victims by Mobile Phone
NEC Laboratories Europe has prototyped new, AI-enabled drone technology that quickly locates natural disaster victims using their mobile phones or smart devices in areas with damaged or no cellular infrastructure. Continue reading
Two-Way Aerial Audio Created for Drones
Dotterel Technologies in New Zealand has developed a two-way aerial audio meaning that rescuers will be able to have two-way conversations with the person or people they are seeking. Continue reading
LEMUR Drone Designed for SWAT Teams
Drone Nerds, a North American drone distributor, has partnered with American drone company, BRINC Drones, to help bring to market one of the most revolutionary tactical tools ever built. Continue reading
Axon and Skydio Bring US-Manufactured, AI-Powered Autonomous Drones to Public Safety
Axon a global supplier of connected public safety technologies, and Skydio, a U.S. drone manufacturer have announced a strategic partnership to offer Skydio’s world leading autonomous drones to law enforcement and emergency responders via Axon’s unmanned aircraft program, Axon Air. Continue reading
New Search-And-Rescue Drone is ‘Find My iPhone’ with Wings
To support search-and-rescue efforts, one group of innovators in Europe has succeeded in harnessing the power of drones, AI, and smartphones, all in one novel combination. Their idea is to use a single drone as a moving cellular base station, which can do large sweeps over disaster areas and locate survivors using signals from their phones. Continue reading
Google Requests FAA Approval to Test Fire-Fighting Drones
Google last week applied to the FAA for permission to test out the use of drones for monitoring and fighting fires. Continue reading
EU AiRMOUR Project Tests Medical Emergency Drones
As populations grow, traditional traffic infrastructure is pushed to its limits. Mobility is, therefore, expanding into the third dimension – the airspace. AiRMOUR is a research and innovation project supporting sustainable air mobility in urban contexts via emergency and medical services. Continue reading