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Modern Drones Could Mimic 300-Million-Year-Old Dragonflies

Scientists from the University of South Australia drew inspiration from a 300-million-year-old flying machine—the dragonfly—to illustrate why future flapping-wing drones will perhaps look like the insect in wings, shape, and gearing.

28 Apr 2021

Robotic Skies Receives DRONE FUND Investment to Support Growth and Services Development

Robotic Skies, Inc, the first and only maintenance marketplace for high-end commercial and industrial drones, announced an investment from Japan-based DRONE FUND to support continued growth and services development.

22 Apr 2021

Researchers Evaluate the Use of Drones for Spraying Pesticides in Farms

Besides enabling more potent smartphones and higher download speeds while riding the subway, cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, and wireless communications are on the verge of revolutionizing well-established industrial fields.

16 Apr 2021

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