Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS

Quantum-Systems & Partners Launch AI-based Forest Monitoring Project

Quantum-Systems GmbH, an aerial intelligence company that provides multi-sensor data collection drones to government agencies and commercial customers, has announced the joint launch of a project on the early detection of forest fires using artificial intelligence, data, drones and decision support systems, in cooperation with The [ui!] Urban Mobility Innovations, the Technical University of Deggendorf, the University of Bayreuth as well as the State Fire Brigade School Würzburg. Continue reading →

Verity Raises $32M as IKEA Deploys its Inventory Drones

Verity AG (Verity), creators of the first commercially successful inventory tracking solution powered by fully autonomous indoor drones, today announced completion of a 30M CHF ($32M USD) Series B funding round. The investment was led by A.P. Moller Holding with participation from Exor Ventures and existing and new investors. Continue reading →

IKEA Retail now has 100 Drones for Stock Inventory

One hundred autonomous drones are now flying in IKEA stores – the latest in IKEA Zaventem, Belgium – with Ingka Group being the first retailer to use such solution successfully at scale for stock inventory/
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Zipline Unveils New Autonomous System Capable of Quiet, Fast and Precise Home Delivery

Zipline has unveiled its new platform that provides quiet, fast and precise autonomous delivery directly to homes in cities and suburbs. The company’s next generation home delivery platform is practically silent (designed to sound like wind rustling leaves), and is expected to deliver up to 7 times as fast as traditional automobile delivery, completing 10-mile deliveries in about 10 minutes. Continue reading →

Animal Dynamics’ Stork Parafoil UAV Selected for Royal Navy’s UAS Heavy Lift Challenge -Phase 2

Animal Dynamics – a UK technology company specialising in autonomous heavy-lift uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) – has been selected to participate in the next phase of the Royal Navy’s Uncrewed Aerial Systems Heavy Lift Challenge (UASHLC) with its Stork STM parafoil UAV. Continue reading →

BMT Gets Patent for ‘SPARROW’, an Autonomous ‘Air-Ground Payload Transfer Device’

BMT, an international design, engineering, science, and risk management consultancy, has announced that it has been granted a patent by the U.K. Intellectual Property Office for a novel concept called ‘SPARROW’, an autonomous ‘air-ground payload transfer device’ with truly disruptive capabilities for drone delivery applications. Continue reading →

Maiden Flight for South African Startup’s Hydrogen-Electric STOL Drone

A Cape Town-based technology start-up, FlyH2 Aerospace, has announced the successful maiden flights of its hydrogen-electric Dragonfly V drone, which is designed for commercial use. The fixed-wing STOL drone, which is capable of carrying heavy payloads, has a range of potential applications including agriculture pest control, farm security, and wildlife management, as well as long-range humanitarian airdrops. Continue reading →

Wing Unveils Drone Delivery Network Plan

Companies around the world have been working for over a decade to develop drone technologies that will work together with ground transportation to greatly improve last-mile delivery. Wing’s ultimate vision is to deliver people’s packages more efficiently and safely as part of an automated logistics system that routinely moves packages by the millions. Continue reading →