Walmart and Zipline announced the launch of its much-anticipated instant delivery service in Pea Ridge, Arkansas. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Percepto’s New Drone with AI-Powered Analytics for Autonomous Inspection & Monitoring platform
Percepto, pioneering autonomous inspection with industrial robotics, announced the launch of its upgraded 2022 Autonomous Inspection & Monitoring (AIM) platform and its new Air Mobile drone. Continue reading
Croatia’s Seed-Scattering Drones Replant Forests Damaged by Fire
Seed-scattering drones are crisscrossing Croatia’s skies in an airborne attempt to replant remote forests damaged by fire, an initiative its backers aim to promote internationally. Continue reading
DragonFlyPads, Unifly Test Drone Parcel Delivery at Paris Wholesale Food Market
Eric Gauthier and Sissel Thorstensen (DragonFlyPads) and Marc Coen (Unifly), flanked by drone pilots
Early October 2021, DragonFlyPads, Unifly and partners carried out a series of unprecedented tests for parcel delivery by drone at Rungis International Market, the biggest food market in France, located in a busy urban environment only 15 km from Paris, France and 3 km from Orly international airport. Continue reading
Drone Delivery Canada Flight Tests Canary Delivery Drone
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has announced the successful initial tests of its next generation Sparrow drone. Continue reading
Emirati Brothers Drone Pollinates Date Palm in Under a Minute
An Emirati-led AgriTech start-up has developed a drone that can pollinate date palm trees in less than a minute. Continue reading
Amazon’s Prime Air Drone Unit Quietly Disbanded French R&D Team
Amazon.com Inc.’s has shifted staff working on its Paris-based drone research and development center to new projects, marking another set-back in the company’s delivery project. Continue reading
Near Earth Autonomy and L3Harris Demonstrate Drone System that Delivers Blood to Medics in the Field
Near Earth Autonomy and L3Harris Technologies have successfully demonstrated an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capable of autonomously delivering life-saving blood and other medical supplies hundreds of miles from operational bases to medics in the field. Continue reading