Norway’s biggest landslide disaster proved the value of drones

Posted by Anthony Davis

|May 17, 2021

Norway’s biggest landslide disaster proved the value of drones In disaster situations, first responders often bear the same life-threatening risks as the victims themselves, so DJI’s unmanned first responders greatly increase the chances for success of any rescue operation and save more than...

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DJI helps Paradise rebuild in California

Posted by Anthony Davis

|May 10, 2021

DJI helps Paradise rebuild in California Charles Brooks slung his pick-axe into the soil. It was a simple job, levelling some ground for landscaping. (He’s also pretty handy with an Enterprise drone, and we’ll get to that shortly.) It felt good. That’s because it wasn’t just any pick-axe, and it wasn’t...

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3D printed titanium components critical for Boom Supersonic XB-1 Aircraft

Posted by Anthony Davis

|October 13, 2020

3D printed titanium components critical for Boom Supersonic XB-1 Aircraft VELO3D, an innovator in digital manufacturing, today announced that Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft includes 21 flight hardware components that were manufactured by VELO3D’s Sapphire 3D metal printer. Unveiled at Boom’s hangar in...

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Hyundai partners with Top Flight UAV start-up to drive mobility to new heights

Posted by Anthony Davis

|November 16, 2018

Hyundai partners with Top Flight UAV start-up to drive mobility to new heights Hyundai Motor Company has announced a strategic partnership with Top Flight Technologies, Inc., a leading start-up in hybrid-electric unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies, as part of its broader effort to cement leaders...

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Airbus flying car completes successful test flight

Posted by Anthony Davis

|February 03, 2018

Airbus flying car completes successful test flight Vahana, the all-electric, self-piloted, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft built by Airbus’ innovation outpost in Silicon Valley – A³ (“A-cubed”), successfully completed its first full-scale flight test, reaching a height of 5 meters befo...

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Phoenix LiDAR and JOUAV launch TerraHawk CW-30 for VTOL/UAV aerial mapping

Posted by Anthony Davis

|October 12, 2017

Phoenix LiDAR and JOUAV launch TerraHawk CW-30 for VTOL/UAV aerial mapping At the InterGeo tradeshow in Berlin, JOUAV and Phoenix LiDAR Systems unveiled the TerraHawk CW-30, a custom LiDAR equipped version of JOUAV’s popular CW-30 hybrid VTOL/fixed-wing aircraft for aerial mapping. Hybrid VTOL / fixed-w...

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CityAirbus demonstrator passes major propulsion testing milestone

Posted by Anthony Davis

|October 06, 2017

CityAirbus demonstrator passes major propulsion testing milestone Airbus Helicopters has recently completed the first full-scale testing for the propulsion system of the CityAirbus demonstrator – a multi-passenger, self-piloted electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicle designed for urban air...

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HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed witnesses first Autonomous Air Taxi test flight in Dubai

Posted by Anthony Davis

|September 26, 2017

HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed witnesses first Autonomous Air Taxi test flight in Dubai HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, attended the maiden concept flight of the Autonomous Air Taxi (AAT), a vehicle that will be used for the world’s first self-flying taxi servi...

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