Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS

AI and UAVs to Monitor Lithuanian Road Infrastructure

AB Kelių priežiūra – a state-owned company that ensures maintenance of more than 21.000 km of national roads – joins forces with technology companies Thrust and Agmis to introduce an AI-powered drone-based system for automated road inspection. This joint project, called GreenBee, aims to improve the quality and scope of road network inspection and also to reduce CO2 emissions created while performing inspection tasks.

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Verge Aero Drone Light Show Gets Golden Buzzer on ‘America’s Got Talent: Extreme’

Verge Aero flew its unique Drone Light Show, set to “A Sky Full of Stars” by Coldplay,  on the premiere episode of America’s Got Talent: Extreme! only to receive the Golden Buzzer from legendary judge Simon Cowell. This sends Verge Aero directly to the show finale to compete against six other finalists. Continue reading

Taiwan Experts Warn Chinese Drones May Send Data Back to Beijing

The National Communications and Communication Commission (NCC) released a test report on the Chinese-made Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G mobile phone sold in Taiwan in early January, and found that the mobile phone will conduct text censorship for specific words, which has the effect of preventing Internet access or connecting to the Internet. Concerns related to the return of browsing behavior.  Continue reading