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Betting on Drones as Smart Agricultural Tools for Pesticide Use in Farms

Researchers have assessed whether drones can spray pesticides better than conventional technologies in terms of cost, capacity, and management efficiency.

16 Apr 2021

Liverpool City Region Set to Become a Global Driving Force in Drone Technology

Today, Drone Major Group* has announced the launch of the first ever drone technology ‘Test and Development Area’ project, to be created in the Liverpool City Region. The project is to be delivered in partnership with Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) and is expected to put the region on the path to become a global leader in the deployment of cutting-edge drone technology.

25 Mar 2021

New Underwater Robot Prevents People from Drowning

The majority of swimming pools in Germany lack sufficient trained lifeguards, and the shortage of this skilled labor is also leading to closures in a number of places.

2 Mar 2021

Drones Help Identify Dangerous, Hard-to-Locate Unplugged Oil Wells

The United States has an unlimited number of unplugged oil wells, which pose a major threat to the environment.

23 Feb 2021

Researchers Use Drone-Based Photogrammetry to Estimate Plant Biomass

In the past few decades, remote sensing technology has turned out to be a significant tool for researchers for tracking variations in ice cover, land use, and vegetation worldwide.

15 Feb 2021

Draganfly Advances Field Testing of EagleEye™ Land Mine Detection Solution

Draganfly Inc., an award-winning, industry-leading developer of drone solutions and systems, recently reported that it has achieved progress in the field testing of the EagleEye™ land mine detection solution in collaboration with Windfall Geotek.

12 Feb 2021

Bush Uber But for Blood and Meds: Australia’s First Drone Trial for Life-Saving Medical Supplies for Remote Communities

Custom-made, state-of-the-art medical drones with a flying range of up to 250 km will be developed and trialled for delivery of potentially life-saving medicines in the Northern Territory - Australia’s first ever healthcare drone trail for regional Australia.

10 Feb 2021

2D Camera-Based System for Automated Drone Landing

Initially earmarked for covert military operations, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones have since gained tremendous popularity, which has broadened the scope of their use. In fact, "remote pilot" drones have been largely replaced by "autonomous" drones for applications in various fields.

22 Jan 2021

FLIR Systems Joins the Exciting Sponsor Line-Up at the Military Robotics and Autonomous Systems

In recent news, The U.S. Army's heavy common ground robot has reached full-rate production, less than a year after FLIR Systems won the contract to deliver the system. Under the current order, FLIR is delivering 34 systems, however, if all options are exercised in the contract, the firm could deliver approximately 350 robots.

18 Jan 2021

Ubihere Wins $150,000 Air Force Contract to Develop Autonomous Navigation for UAS Platforms

Ubihere, a technology company that develops real-time location systems (RTLS), on December 3 won a $150,000 contract from the US Air Force to develop autonomous navigation for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and electric vertical takeoff and landing (EVTOL) vehicles.

17 Dec 2020