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09/24/2022

Predator seen over NYC 👀

06/10/2022

Flying taxis, delivery drones and more are finally taking off 💸💸💸

Axios

https://www.axios.com/2022/06/10/flying-taxis

Thanks to big investments from major companies

06/09/2022

Welcome to the summer of robots 🤖

https://www.axios.com/2022/06/09/robots-kitchen-delivery-robotics

Robots cook, clean, drive — and will soon care for the elderly.

06/04/2022

Israel invents laser weapon that can shoot rockets and drones out of the sky.

https://www.facebook.com/5281959998/posts/10152941183019999/?d=n

From science fiction to facts in the air: Israel says a prototype downed rockets and drones in recent tests.

04/23/2022

Army To Test Its Biggest Interactive Drone Swarm Ever Over Utah

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/army-to-test-its-biggest-interactive-drone-swarm-ever-over-utah

A mix of drones, most launched from aircraft, will swarm enemy positions and soften up the landing zone for a behind enemy lines air assault.

04/21/2022

Zipline starts drone deliveries in Japan 🇯🇵

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/us-drone-company-zipline-starts-delivering-medicine-japan-84210110

Zipline, an American company that specializes in using autonomously flying drones to deliver medical supplies, has taken off in Japan

04/05/2022

Drone deliveries rolling out across America 👍

https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-alphabet-and-others-are-quietly-rolling-out-drone-delivery-across-america-11648872022

Drone companies have been cleared to expand their operations across the U.S., in cities as well as rural areas, at the same time their tech has become faster and more reliable. Coming by air to a front door near you: 33 chicken wings with sauce and fries; 27 if they’re bone-in.

03/27/2022

NYC Mayor planning to use drones to fight crime 🚨

https://trib.al/hOo9Mm1?fbclid=IwAR0WOF-Sfu52pHT2886VS5sto-XrjxApPfba1xEsIfKnpcTzTCitUax8mlA

Mayor Eric Adams is mulling a mini-army of drones to fight surging crime in the Big Apple, sources told The Post.

03/21/2022

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites helping Ukraine drones destroy Russian tanks: report

Courtesy New York Post

https://nypost.com/2022/03/21/elon-musks-starlink-satellites-helping-ukraine-drones-destroy-russian-tanks-report/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow&sr_share=facebook&utm_source=NYPFacebook&fbclid=IwAR1N-QQ5WdNYeSMJKp0C0GolhFjdJa4l1sqCRHw7Uav4Vd_yi6sDAKHrLzE

A Ukrainian air reconnaissance specialist says that his military has been operating drones specially fitted with thermal cameras that can detect Russian vehicles at night.

03/17/2022

Russian Drone Flights Into NATO Skies Test Alliance’s Red Lines

Small automated aircraft have crashed in Romania and Croatia and may have crossed into Poland

https://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-drone-flights-into-nato-skies-test-alliances-red-lines-11647426550

With NATO on high alert for Russian incursions into alliance territory, Ukraine’s military said it downed a Russian drone that had crossed into Polish airspace.

02/14/2022

https://www.wsj.com/articles/supply-chain-technology-attabotics-misfits-11644612773?mod=wsjhp_columnists_pos3

Startups are developing better ways to move products around, from snapping up goods stranded by logistics snafus to automating warehouse work.

02/10/2022

A Black Hawk helicopter flew for the first time without pilots

The empty UH-60 was part of a DARPA program and featured autonomous flight technology from Sikorsky.

https://www.popsci.com/aviation/black-hawk-helicopter-first-autonomous-flight/

The experimental helicopter is part of a DARPA program called ALIAS, and features a Sikorsky-made autonomy system. It's flown three times.

02/09/2022

Russia Vs. Ukraine: The First Real Drone War?

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/02/russia-vs-ukraine-the-first-real-drone-war/

How could what we’ve learned from the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict affect the course of fighting along the Russia-Ukraine border? If Russia invades Ukraine, one result may be a fuller understanding of the role that drones will play in high-intensity modern combat. The world will be watching, not just...

10/12/2021

Drones deliver sushi and ice cream above Tel Aviv skyline 🍣

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/drones-deliver-sushi-and-ice-cream-above-tel-aviv-skyline-681628

As part of the National Drone Initiative test operation, drones will bring sushi deliveries ordered by customers via a dedicated app and will deliver them to Tzuk beach in Herzliya.

10/01/2021

🌪👀

https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/drone-mission-to-the-eye-of-hurricane-sam/1026104

A sea drone traveled "where no research vessel has ever ventured" when it entered the eye of Hurricane Sam, and the groundbreaking mission has the potential to alter scientists' understanding of hurricanes.

09/28/2021

Great analysis by The Drone Girl!

Sally French

https://www-thedronegirl-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.thedronegirl.com/2021/09/22/hire-drone-pilots/amp/

The drone industry is struggling to hire drone pilots. That's great news if you're a qualified Part 107 drone pilot, as you're in demand.

08/03/2021

The US military has created micro insect drones 🦟🦟🦟


https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/air-force-developing-remote-controlled-24669949

Their elite research lab is working with designers from Airion Health LLC to prototype a remote-controlled mini air vehicle that can imitate either insect or bird flight

07/01/2021

https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/30/zipline-raises-250m-at-2-75b-valuation-to-build-out-its-instant-logistics-service/

Drone delivery startup Zipline, a company that got its start delivering medical supplies across Africa, has raised $250 million in new funding. This latest round has vaulted the company’s valuation to $2.75 billion and will fuel further expansion of its logistics networks in Africa and the United ...

04/18/2021

https://www.space.com/mars-helicopter-ingenuity-first-flight-april-19-2021 😀

Takeoff is set for 3:30 a.m. EDT (0730 GMT).

03/30/2021

The US Government is building an airborne aircraft carrier for drones 😲

https://www.the-sun.com/lifestyle/tech/2606638/usa-darpa-flying-aircraft-carrier-nick-fury-avengers-ship/

THE PENTAGON is planning to change the face of warfare with the development of flying aircraft carriers. The experimental planes would take the form of a mothership that deploys drones instead of f…

03/15/2021

How to get started with Drone Inspection Jobs 🔦🔦🔦

https://youtu.be/ecAdCQQ2IR0

Drone Inspection Jobs in 2020We took a look at how drones are being used for industrial inspection. Workplace deaths are in the thousands every year, mainly...

03/11/2021

This drone pilot's skills are ridiculous - the long, continuous shots he captured are absolutely amazing 😮👏

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I09uFKHckDs&t=20s&ab_channel=DroneCareers

CREDIT:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Y1wd4-c4H2Cl0Drone Invades Bowling Night!

03/09/2021

This drone gives a whole new new perspective to bowling night.

Credit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Y1wd4-c4H2Cl0lAuNvJ-Q

03/09/2021

Are the US Special Forces quietly using robots? 🤖

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2021/03/09/are-us-special-forces-quietly-using-armed-robots/?sh=786965c62c76

While the U.S. military makes wide use of armed drones, they have been extremely cautious when it comes to fielding weaponized ground robots. Now Special Forces may have quietly crossed the line by deploying a new system.

03/05/2021

Skydio hits unicorn status 🦄

https://cheddar-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/cheddar.com/media/autonomous-drone-maker-skydio-reaches-unicorn-status.amp

U.S. Autonomous Drone Maker Skydio announcing a $170 million series D fundraise led by Andreessen Horowitz's Growth Fund. This latest round brings the company's total valuation up to $1 billion; making Skydio a newly-minted unicorn company. Adam Bry, Skydio CEO, joined Cheddar to discuss.

03/03/2021

Worlds first supersonic unmanned combat drone reaches 1500mph 🤯

https://www.unilad.co.uk/technology/worlds-first-supersonic-unmanned-combat-drone-reaches-speeds-of-over-1500mph/?source=facebookstories

A new combat drone has been created that can hit speeds of more than 1,500mph. The drone is much bigger than the ones you’ll have seen floating around your local parks, however, and looks more like a small spaceship. Created by Kelley Aerospace, the supersonic drone is made up of carbon fibre....

02/15/2021

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02/15/2021

Drones seen capturing 30% of express delivery market by 2040. 🤩

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-14/drones-seen-capturing-30-of-express-delivery-market-by-2040

Hyperdrive Electric Aircraft Demand Seen Growing for Deliveries By Robert Fenner February 14, 2021, 8:01 AM EST Corrected February 15, 2021, 5:15 AM EST Electric Aircraft Demand Seen Growing for Deliveries By Robert Fenner , February 14, 2021, 8:01 AM EST An e JD.com Inc. drone during a package deli...

02/06/2021

Zipline plans to airlift Covid vaccines with drones 👏👏👏

Axios

https://www.axios.com/zipline-airlift-covid-19-vaccines-1a45f701-56dc-4f18-b40b-04fea5587f39.html

It could be a useful way to get vaccines to people in sparsely populated rural areas.

01/28/2021

Pizza by drone? 🍕🍕🍕

https://www.axios.com/pizza-drone-delivery-faa-aproval-8d29d6e8-d703-4bd0-8fc3-0def94c6ed13.html

Momentum is building in the U.S. for drones to deliver food and merchandise.