Palo Alto Plans to Use Drones for Blood Deliveries

by Gennady Sheyner / Palo Alto Weekly Blood-carrying drones may soon make their debut in Palo Alto skies under a program that city and Stanford University officials are hoping to launch in 2018. The city has partnered with Stanford Blood Center and drone manufacturer Matternet on a proposal to the Federal Aviation Administration, which is planning

XDynamics Announces Third Straight Year of Participation in Consumer Electronics Show, the “Super Bowl” of Consumer Technology

Each year, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas brings together the world’s greatest innovators and dreamers from across the consumer technology spectrum. And 2018 will mark the third year in a row that Hong Kong’s XDynamics will be making an appearance. The company will be located at booth #26427, at the heart the drone section. It’s

World Record of Multirotor Drone Endurance set by Quaternium

Quaternium company, the leading European brand of long-endurance multirotors, has set the World Record of Endurance accomplishing a 4 hour 40 minute flight with HYBRiX.20 fuel-electric quadcopter. This flight time beats any former demonstration ever made with an electric, hybrid of hydrogen multicopter. HYBRiX.20 RPA was designed by Quaternium in 2014 and its first model

World’s First Passenger Drone Ehang 184 Delivers Holiday Gifts

Merry Christmas. EHANG 184 flies to send presents to children.

EU Drone Rules in Balance as Member States Hold Off Endorsing Deal

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe’s first ever rules on drones, which were tentatively agreed three weeks ago, risk being scuppered as EU governments hesitate over endorsing the deal because of their opposition to a drone registration requirement, among other issues. European Union lawmakers and member states finally struck a tentative deal on a long-awaited reform of

Wankel Engine Opens Doors to New Target Groups

The 3W-180 SRE hybrid is unique in the drive technology for UASs. The engine features 180 ccm and a short-engine mass of 6.8 kg. Its high-power version achieves 38.5 hp at 7500 rpm (rated power is 28 hp at 6000 rpm). A 5.66 hp/kg power-to-mass ratio with a consumption of 340 g/kW at full load

Cell Tower Inspections Worth Gold

The reliable cover of cell towers became a necessity in the modern life. Many of our technologies involve dependencies on reliable coverage. As mission-critical facilities, Cell towers need to be inspected and maintained on a regular basis, and for a verity of reasons. Minor issues might develop to become more serious and escalate into major

DJI Phantom 4 Collides with Black Hawk Helicopter

The National Transportation Safety Board determined Thursday the operator of a drone that collided with an U.S. Army helicopter failed to see and avoid the helicopter because he was intentionally flying the drone out of visual range and did not have adequate knowledge of regulations and safe operating practices. This Christmas, we expect a record-number of drones

The Ultimate Guide to Setting Up Your Drone Operation, by Drone Deploy

More and more companies are considering drones in 2018. Drone adoption is steadily increasing as industry leaders like Brasfield & Gorrie, QBE NAU, and SunPower continue to see success with their drone programs. Before you launch or scale your own program, you need to read this guide from Drone Deploy to learn how to get

New York City Drone Film Festival IV – Submissions Open Until Jan 7th

SUBMIT TO NYCDFF IV NOW! Don’t miss the January 7th deadline  CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT NYCDFF IV is Coming March 3rd & 4th, 2018 The NEW YORK CITY DRONE FILM FESTIVAL team has been hard at work creating an unforgettable program for 2018. NYCDFF IV will include: Screening & award ceremony @ Tribeca Performing Arts Center Aerial cinematography seminars & master

U.T.SEC 2018: Expo and Conference on Unmanned Technologies

Following its highly promising launch in early March 2017, preparations are already in full swing for the second U.T.SEC – Unmanned Technologies & Security – Expo & Conference. On Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 March 2018, experts in drones and unmanned systems will once again meet at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg to learn and talk

Identify Failure before Accident thru IRT in the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Industry via Drone

Compressors, pumps, turbines and motors are common rotating equipment in Oil and Gas installations as well as petrochemical plants. Such rotating equipment is, more often than not, handling flammable fluids and running in an environment where the possibility of the existence of flammable vapors (from spill or leakage) cannot be ruled out. Under such scenario

NEW SkyHopper PRO V offers Dual HD Video Processing & Analytics + Communication in a Single-Box Solution for Commercial Drones

SkyHopper by Mobilicom has released its third product, the SkyHopper PRO V, an enhanced offering that combines dual video processing & analytics with communication, providing customers twice the offering at an attractive price point over other solutions. SkyHopper PRO V is a single box solution for commercial & industrial drones and robotics, accounting for control,

Firefighting Drones: Drones In The Field Infographic

As drones continue to get smaller, more powerful, and have better payload options, one thing that will stay the same and that its ability to quickly reach a vantage point that humans cannot easily get to. This remote controlled or even autonomous flying platform can be used to make people’s jobs easier and more efficient

Here’s How Drones Are Fighting Deforestation

As populations grow and industry expands, we’re cutting down more of our forests to make way for housing, agriculture, logging and mining. We cut down an estimated 15 billion trees each year, and the earth has about half as many trees now as it did when human civilization started. Technology and large industrial operations enable

Star Wars Propel Battle Drone – The Perfect Gift for This Christmas

If you are one of those fans that count down the days before the release of Star Wars Episode VIII, the brand Propel have created quite a few unique toys that you can be the perfect gift for Christmas! Ever since the saga began, the amount of murch sold has grown exponentially! You have probably

Drone Film Festival Australia & New Zealand Presented by SanDisk 2017 Winning Films Announced

The 2017 program of Drone Film Festival ANZ presented by SanDisk has announced the winning films for the year, after a 6 week tour and screening across Darwin, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Perth, Hobart, Adelaide, Brisbane, Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington. With 209 total film submissions received, from across 27 countries – the best drone short films

Global Aerospace Names DARTdrones as Their SM4 Safety Program Training Partner

The industry leader in UAV training and the leading provider of aerospace insurance and risk management solutions announce a partnership which will provide sUAS operators with exclusive resources and opportunities to increase the safety culture within the drone industry. DARTdrones will be the exclusive UAV training partner of Global Aerospace’s famed SM4 Safety Program. DARTdrones has been

AirMap UTM, Localized for Japan

In March, AirMap partnered with Rakuten in a joint venture to bring unmanned traffic management (UTM) to Japan. Today, that vision is a reality. Rakuten AirMap has launched the AirMap platform in Japan. AirMap’s UTM solutions for airspace management, situational awareness, and digital authorization are now available in Japanese language and with Japan’s most comprehensive suite of airspace data.

V-cube Robotics Participated in World Bosai Forum Held in Sendai City

Tokyo – December 5, 2017 – V-cube Robotics, Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Taishin Demura), a provider of commercial drone solutions to enterprise and local government, participated in the World Bosai Forum/International Disaster and Risk Conference 2017, Sendai, Japan on November 27, 2017. The forum reports on the latest research results and

Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Changes the Logistics Value Chain

This 6th edition of the Unmanned Cargo Aircraft conference organized by Jakajima will be hosted by North Carolina Global TransPark and supported by US Cargo Systems. Scope: The Conference aims to bring together manufacturers, operators, knowledge institutes, consultants, shippers and government organizations active in the upcoming field of unmanned cargo aircraft. Unmanned Cargo Aircraft (UCA) are a relatively new phenomenon;

Kittyhawk Launches Intelligent Flight Profiles to Enterprise Suite of Drone Operations Solution

SAN FRANCISCO – December 5, 2017 – Kittyhawk, the leader in commercial drone operations and management, today announced Flight Profiles,  a key new feature to its expanding enterprise platform. After collaborating with customers, it became clear that as more organizations teams leave the “freelancer” or “contractor” model and begin to train more employees to fly,

How Drone Technologies are Changing How We Treat Building Inspection

There is no doubt that modern drone inspection technologies are impacting positively on today’s building inspections. It is now easier, quicker, safer and more cost efficient to perform inspections on regular, complex and large buildings. Technologies such as Unmanned Aerial vehicles, or drones, have completely improved the inspection processes. These have not only reduced the

Global Commercial Purpose Drone Market (2017-2023): Increasing Applications in Search & Rescue Areas – Research and Markets

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Global Commercial Purpose Drone Market Insights, Opportunity Analysis, Market Shares and Forecast, 2017 – 2023” report has been added to Research and Markets’ offering. A commercial drone is an aerial vehicle, does not carry a human operator. It uses aerodynamic forces to lift the vehicle and can fly autonomously and is controlled by remote. The global commercial

IQ Motion Control Soon to Release High-Efficiency Drone Motors

IQ Motion Control (formerly IQinetics) has been hard at work since we last checked in with them, refining and preparing their high-efficiency drone motors for prime time. The IQ Drone Module is an integrated motor and controller that uses a position sensor and advanced control algorithms to optimize motor performance. This brings professional-grade motor control