In early 2017, Massachusetts-based company CyPhy Works provided tethered drone security for the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, saying that it was “an efficient and effective solution for keeping a drone in one place” without running down the battery. Last year, Homeland Security announced that it would use a tethered drone to observe Trump National Golf Course in New Jersey during ... Read More »
Automation is a wonderful thing, isn’t it? Modern technology has the potential to change the way we think about fundamental concepts like labor and industry. Drones are often at the forefront of the conversation in this area, as they can be used to make a large number of traditionally human tasks cheaper and easier to complete. But DJI Ferntech is ... Read More »
On February 25, 2019, Corteva Agriscience™, Agricultural Division of DownDuPont, announced a global partnership with DroneDeploy to use their software for its agricultural business operations in the United States, Europe, Canada, and Brazil. The software will be used by the company’s global teams in the areas of: – Seed production – Supply chain – Pioneer strategic account management – Agronomy ... Read More »
Drones have been evolving quickly with more smart, innovative features At the University of Toronto’s Institute of Aerospace Studies (UTIAS), researchers have been perfecting a new drone technology by creating a drone that can fly on its own, no human pilot required. The researchers have even more ambitious goals and are working to create a self-flying vehicle that can find ... Read More »
To ensure safety as more drones take to the skies, NASA has selected Texas and Nevada to host the final phase of a project to develop a drone traffic management system. The space agency has been working on this project with a goal of establishing policies for operating drones safely over populated areas. Lone Star UAS Center for Excellence & ... Read More »
DJI has just announced Geofencing 2.0 to airports and other sensitive facilities in 32 European countries. This is a result of recent drone scares at Gatwick, and Heathrow airports. This is no surprise as the upgraded system was deployed in the United States in October 2018 and DJI having geofencing technology since 2013. In July of 2017, a drone was ... Read More »
The Federal Aviation Administration is continuing to make strides in drone regulation laws in the United States. It has recently become a law that drones in the United States must have visible ID numbers on the outside. This new rule goes into effect on February 25, 2019, and will have drones sporting license plates of their own. All drones must ... Read More »
The leaders in the e-commerce world, Amazon, continue to improve on their systems. Amazon has been public about being in the works to deliver packages via drones for a few years now. There has been a recently published patent that shows Amazon might have a system to guide delivery drones to their destinations and verify that the parcels have been ... Read More »
Many artists have used drones to create colorful light shapes in the sky. Drone light shows have become popular recently sparking much interest among people. Russell Klimas was curious in seeing just what kind of fun shapes he could create. He took drawing shapes in the sky to the next level by creating fun and elaborate shapes such as Pikachu, ... Read More »
Rows upon rows of small, identical castles sit amongst the rolling hills of Turkey. While the gothic-style buildings could be easily taken straight out of a Disney film, these castles sit empty making for an eerie scene. These castles were apart of a housing development which began in 2014 called Burj Al Babas. This was a $200 million dollar project ... Read More »