On its platform, the helicopter-style SH-350 drone receives a blue package in a pelican-case-style box. Tied tight into place, it rises with the drone over a field of snow. The tops of snow-covered trees are visible below, as the robotic letter carrier navigates the skies of the Siberian winter twilight. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Schiebel Conducts Successful SAR Trials in the Arctic
Schiebel, together with Andøya Space Defence, successfully demonstrated the capabilities of the CAMCOPTER S-100 on board the coast guard vessel KV Nordkapp in Norwegian waters. Continue reading
Cleo Robotics Launches Rugged Indoor Drone
Cleo Robotics, the first company to successfully develop a stable and highly maneuverable ducted bi-rotor drone, announces the availability of the Dronut X1 for law-enforcement, industrial inspection, construction and defense markets. Continue reading
Walmart and DroneUp Announce First Multi-Site Commercial Drone Delivery Operations
DroneUp, LLC, a global provider of drone technology and services, and Walmart announced today the first multi-site commercial drone delivery operations. The three locations, which will be located at Walmart stores in Northwest Arkansas, will operate from 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., seven days per week, to deliver items to eligible Walmart customers by air in as little as 30 minutes. Continue reading
More on Apple Drone Design
A practically feasible Apple drone that germinates from the core idea presented in patents emerging in the last few years and in recent times by Apple. The quadcopter is all set to take to the drone market that demands advanced functions and the assurance of the Apple brand name. Continue reading
Flytrex Raises $40M to Build US Drone Delivery Service
Flytrex, the Israeli startup working with Walmart, Chili’s, and others in North Carolina in pilots for a drone-based delivery service targeting suburban consumers, has picked up $40 million in funding to continue developing its hardware and software, as well as more business partnerships, as it awaits regulatory nods to expand its service to more markets in the U.S. Continue reading
Black Swift Technologies Marks Ten Years of Extreme BVLOS UAS Design and Operations
Black Swift Technologies, a Boulder, Colorado-based specialized engineering firm, just hit its 10th anniversary of delivering reliable, robust, and highly accurate small UAS built for flights in the most extreme, demanding and austere conditions on earth…and beyond. Continue reading
Drone Show Launches Sheikh Zayed Festival in Abu Dhabi
Image of the late Sheikh Zayed
Large crowds lined up on the first day of the Sheikh Zayed Festival in the Al Wathba suburb of Abu Dhabi to enjoy the exciting activities and performances that entertain the whole family.
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