StoreDot, an Israeli drone start-up, has been able to reduce the charging time of drone battery to less than 5 minutes by using ultra-fast charging (UFC) technology, without the need for human intervention. The battery technology uses the company’s custom-developed metalloid nanotechnology alloys with a very high diffusion and low resistance when the lithium ions […]
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New York county is exploring delivery and passenger drones from an investment in research of almost $1 million from NASA. Oneida County was awarded $897,000 by the nation’s top aeronautic agency, to develop Advanced Air Mobility at the New York UAS Test Site (Griffiss International Airport). According to a county spokesperson, “The goal of the
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EHang is considered the world’s leading autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) platform and continues to expand its implementation of urban air mobility (UAM) in Europe by their latest pilot city partnership with Linz, Austria. EHang is joined by aerospace solutions company, FACC and LINZ AG, a multi-utility provider, which have proven expertise in public transportation and
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KnackForge is a technology firm based in Texas which partnered with drone company FIRST iZ to release a patent-pending UAS system, which will deploy drones autonomously by 911 operators. They will do so by leveraging KnackForge’s control systems’ hardware and software for the FIRST Port ecosystem — an autonomous landing and take-off drone system. It
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Botlink has received a major nationwide waiver for four years, from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), to conduct drone operations over people (OOP). Botlink was founded in Fargo, N.D., with military pilots and engineers, for the purpose of safely sharing the benefits of drones. Botlink is a drone software and hardware development company that leads
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Four years ago (2016) there was news of future development of a drone called, Mine Kafon Drone (MKD), that would be capable of mapping, detecting, and detonating landmines. In fact, the goal of the creators of this drone was not just to clear landmines in general, but to actually be able to clear the world
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Essex Police in U.K. are using drones more often — from 15 times in 2016 to 420 times in 2019* — with thermal imagery and mapping in law enforcement, and explaining how they have made it work by mapping options and the capability to live stream incidents. Those who adopted drones in law enforcement early
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XAG drones will be helping Australian farmers to reduce chemical and water usage after three farming seasons of intense drought and months of bushfire devastation that has badly battered the continent of Australia. The drones will be used to map hard-to-reach locations and drop seeds to restore empty fields. Jamin Fleming grew up in a
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Everyone likes a good story, especially a search and rescue story, involving animals as well as humans. The Norwegian People’s AID (NPAID) Search and Rescue Unit, rescued a Beluga whale, which is an endangered species, by using the AtlasPRO UAS drone, which is used all over the world. Atlas Dynamics is a global leader in
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It might sound outlandish to most people, but MIT researchers are exploring ways to administer injections – life-saving treatments – to plants with drones. At the same time that the world of humans is struggling with the Covid-19 pandemic, there are several ongoing epidemics that affect crops and put global food production at risk. Fruits
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