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Reliable Robotics raises $100m to extend remotely piloted cargo operations
Reliable Robotics raises $100m to extend remotely piloted cargo operations Reliable Robotics, a leader in automated aircraft systems, announced today a $100 million Series C funding round led by Coatu...
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Teledyne FLIR announces next-generation Tactical Quadcopter
Teledyne FLIR announces next-generation Tactical Quadcopter Teledyne FLIR today announced the launch of the ION™ M640x tactical Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The American designed, developed, a...
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Logos Technologies unveils tethered MicroKestrel drone for wide-area surveillance
Logos Technologies unveils tethered MicroKestrel drone for wide-area surveillance Logos Technologies LLC, a leader in wide-area motion imagery (WAMI), announced today that it will be unveiling its new...
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Velodyne Lidar technology enabling TOPODRONE high-precision mapping
Velodyne Lidar technology enabling TOPODRONE high-precision mapping Velodyne Lidar, Inc., today announced a multi-year agreement to provide its lidar sensors to TOPODRONE, which is based in Switzerlan...
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Terrafugia launches Commaris Commercial UAV at Commercial UAV Expo
Terrafugia launches Commaris Commercial UAV at Commercial UAV Expo Terrafugia Inc. today announces the launch of a new brand, Commaris™, and the brand’s first product, the SEEKER™, an in...
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AI Clearing and Doosan Mobility Innovation partner to develop smart drones
AI Clearing and Doosan Mobility Innovation partner to develop smart drones AI Clearing, a market leader in automated analytics for large-scale construction and infrastructure projects, today announced...
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ModalAI and Qualcomm 5G and AI enabled Drone platform a world first
ModalAI and Qualcomm 5G and AI enabled Drone platform a world first ModalAI today announced it will be the manufacturer and distributor of Qualcomm Technologies’ world first 5G and AI-enabled drone pl...
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MIT system can train drones to fly around obstacles at high speed
MIT system can train drones to fly around obstacles at high speed If you follow autonomous drone racing, you likely remember the crashes as much as the wins. In drone racing, teams compete to see whic...
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Transcend Air to use GE Aviation engines for Groundbreaking Vy 400 VTOL Aircraft
Transcend Air to use GE Aviation engines for Groundbreaking Vy 400 VTOL Aircraft Transcend Air Corporation today announced an agreement with GE Aviation to develop and certify a custom variant of GE’s...
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DJI Agras T30 and T10 agriculture drones now available worldwide
DJI Agras T30 and T10 agriculture drones now available worldwide DJI, the global leader in drone and camera technology, today expands the world’s ability to grow and nurture its food supply by making...
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DHL Express orders 12 fully electric Eviation cargo planes
DHL Express orders 12 fully electric Eviation cargo planes DHL Express, the world’s leading express service provider, and Eviation, the Seattle-area based global manufacturer of all-electric aircraft,...
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American Robotics to create Automated Drone Program for Stockpile Reports
American Robotics to create Automated Drone Program for Stockpile Reports American Robotics, a leading commercial developer of fully-automated drone systems, today announced that Stockpile Reports, a...
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Skyworks Aeronautics announces order of 100 eGyro Electric Aircraft
Skyworks Aeronautics announces order of 100 eGyro Electric Aircraft Skyworks Aeronautics announces the order of 100 eGyro™ electrically powered vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft fr...
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Airspeeder makes first full-scale electric flying racing car test flights
Airspeeder makes first full-scale electric flying racing car test flights In the summer of 2019 entrepreneur Matthew Pearson stated his ambition to create the world’s first racing series for electric...
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Dive Technologies builds Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Kraken Robotics fleet
Dive Technologies builds Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Kraken Robotics fleet Dive Technologies, Inc., today announced it has formally extended their partnership with Kraken Robotics to build a com...
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Halo Urban Air Mobility orders 200 eVTOL aircraft from Embraer
Halo Urban Air Mobility orders 200 eVTOL aircraft from Embraer Halo, the first global provider for private urban air mobility, has placed a firm order of 200 Eve Urban Air Mobility vehicles, making it...
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Designing the world’s first electric flying racing car
Designing the world’s first electric flying racing car At Goodwood Speed Week, Airspeeder unveiled to the world the Mk3 racing prototype. This remotely-piloted craft showed the form of the world...
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Norway’s biggest landslide disaster proved the value of drones
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 unman...
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DJI helps Paradise rebuild in California
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,...
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Civil Aviation Authority authorises drone trial for BVLOS operations
Civil Aviation Authority authorises drone trial for BVLOS operations In a significant step forward for the drone industry, beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) command & control solution developer...
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DJI Air 2S delivers 5.4k video, unmatched flight performance and obstacle avoidance
DJI Air 2S delivers 5.4k video, unmatched flight performance and obstacle avoidance DJI, the global leader in civilian drones and creative camera technology, today sets a new benchmark for capturing i...
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Air Taxis will utilize next-generation batteries and motors
Air Taxis will utilize next-generation batteries and motors Electrical Vertical Take-off and Landing aircraft (eVTOL) are moving from science fiction to reality, enabled by rapid advancements in elect...
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Skydio named Frost and Sullivan 2021 Company of the Year
Skydio named Frost and Sullivan 2021 Company of the Year Skydio, the leading United States (US) drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight, today announced it was recognized as Company o...
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Geosun UAV LiDAR scanning systems selects ACEINNA as IMU provider
Geosun UAV LiDAR scanning systems selects ACEINNA as IMU provider ACEINNA, one of the world’s leading developers of inertial based guidance and navigation systems for autonomous vehicles and automated...
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Velodyne Lidar partners with AGM Systems for air and mobile mapping technology
Velodyne Lidar partners with AGM Systems for air and mobile mapping technology Velodyne Lidar, Inc., today announced a multi-year agreement with AGM Systems LLC, which provides state-of-the-art hardwa...
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Virgin Galactic and Land Rover extend partnership and reveal new spaceship
Virgin Galactic and Land Rover extend partnership and reveal new spaceship Land Rover has announced a three-year extension to its global partnership with Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial...
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Terradepth trials Underwater Autonomous Submarine to map the oceans
Terradepth trials Underwater Autonomous Submarine to map the oceans Terradepth, a disruptor in maritime data collection and use, has announced the successful completion of its Phase 1 trials. The test...
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Introducing drones into construction for topographic surveys
Introducing drones into construction for topographic surveys Most construction businesses have similar priorities — deliver high quality work to the client’s budget and deadline. Investing in technolo...
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US Drone Pilots get new capabilities with Esri Site Scan for ArcGIS
US Drone Pilots get new capabilities with Esri Site Scan for ArcGIS Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today released a new integration in its Site Scan for ArcGIS flight planner with b...
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FulcrumAir receives Certification to Fly Drones Beyond Visual Line of Sight
FulcrumAir receives Certification to Fly Drones Beyond Visual Line of Sight FulcrumAir has announced that it has been granted permission from Transport Canada to operate its E2500 UAS within a powerli...
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DJI reinvents the Drone Flying Experience with DJI FPV
DJI reinvents the Drone Flying Experience with DJI FPV DJI, the global leader in civilian drones and creative camera technology, today launched an entirely new type of drone with an intuitive, immersi...
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AeroVironment acquires Progeny Systems Intelligent Systems Group
AeroVironment acquires Progeny Systems Intelligent Systems Group AeroVironment, a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), today announced it has acquired Progeny Systems Corporation’s Intell...
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Joby Aviation Air Taxis will fly above America’s congested cities in the next Decade
Joby Aviation Air Taxis will fly above America’s congested cities in the next Decade Today, Joby Aviation is releasing the first footage of its revolutionary all-electric, vertical take-off and...
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What does the future hold for Smart Construction
What does the future hold for Smart Construction As the world of technology and construction develops, we are edging closer to the future science fiction envisioned. We may not be gliding around on ho...
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Electric air taxi project in the South West England wins government grant funding
Electric air taxi project in the South West England wins government grant funding A consortium led by Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, and involving Vertical Aerospace and the West of Englan...
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Harnessing remote drone technology for UK infrastructure will boost productivity
Harnessing remote drone technology for UK infrastructure will boost productivity Industries really don’t come any more mission-critical than infrastructure. Indeed, it is estimated that an average of...
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Sony unveils Airpeak drone at CES 2021
Sony unveils Airpeak drone at CES 2021 Today Sony launched the Airpeak brand with the goal to further develop today’s drone technology while achieving the utmost in value creation. As the first...
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Skydio wins CES 2021 Best of Innovation Award for Drones and Unmanned Systems
Skydio wins CES 2021 Best of Innovation Award for Drones and Unmanned Systems Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight, today announced that Skydio X2 has rece...
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Drones and AI being used in Georgia to disinfect government buildings.
Drones and AI being used in Georgia to disinfect government buildings. In the wake of surging COVID-19 cases following Thanksgiving gatherings, the Alabama State Senate recently adopted the Draganfly...
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DJI encourages EU customers to embrace new drone regulations
DJI encourages EU customers to embrace new drone regulations New European Drone regulation as laid out by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), will come into effect on 31 December 2020 an...
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Exolaunch introduces ridesharing for small satellite launches on SpaceX rockets
Exolaunch introduces ridesharing for small satellite launches on SpaceX rockets Exolaunch is a leading rideshare launch and deployment services provider for the NewSpace industry. They have just begun...
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Sees.ai wins UK Government Future Flight Challenge funding
Sees.ai wins UK Government Future Flight Challenge funding Advanced drone system sees.ai, leading a consortium of eight partners that include Sellafield, Atkins and Skanska, has won a share of £30 mil...
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DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced Drone delivers improved thermal vision and accuracy
DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced Drone delivers improved thermal vision and accuracy DJI, the world leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, today unveiled the Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanc...
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Etisalat names Hyundai Urban Air Mobility Vision a Best Innovations in 2020
Etisalat names Hyundai Urban Air Mobility Vision a Best Innovations in 2020 Hyundai Motor Group’s Urban Air Mobility (UAM) vision concept, S-A1, will be on display at GITEX Technology Week, December 6...
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DJI lifesaving drone technology rescues more than 500 people around the world
DJI lifesaving drone technology rescues more than 500 people around the world More than 500 people around the world have been rescued from danger by drones, according to new statistics collected by DJ...
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Löweheiser Electronic Fuel Ignition technology multiplies UAV efficiency
Löweheiser Electronic Fuel Ignition technology multiplies UAV efficiency Last week, a partnership between Löweheiser tech start-up and the pioneer UAV manufacturer Quaternium was announced, which led...
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Windover Construction launches IDEA consulting platform for evolving technologies
Windover Construction launches IDEA consulting platform for evolving technologies Windover Construction, a global leader in construction management and innovation has announced the launch of Innovatio...
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Skyfront unveils drone delivery control handoff to a Submarine
Skyfront unveils drone delivery control handoff to a Submarine The long-endurance hybrid-electric Skyfront Perimeter drone was recently used to perform the first ship-to-submarine delivery via small u...
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Kawasaki test unmanned K-RACER compound helicopter
Kawasaki test unmanned K-RACER compound helicopter Kawasaki Heavy Industries successfully conducted a flight test of the unmanned compound helicopter K-RACER at Taiki-cho Multi-purpose Aviation Park i...
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sees.ai wins UK Government drone funding to protect workers in highway infrastructure
sees.ai wins UK Government drone funding to protect workers in highway infrastructure Advance drone system sees.ai, leading a consortium of eight partners that includes Atkins, has won a share of £30...
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