China's leading industrial drone company, MMC, is changing the way that utility companies around the world think about power line stringing. MMC is dominating the market in power line stringing by drone in Asia, and rapidly spreading around the globe. Power line stringing by drone offers tremendous advantages to developing countries without a robust road infrastructure … [Read more...] about Meet the Spider King: MMC Is Changing the Way Utility Companies Work Around the World
Why I Bought Shares in Fathom on the Netcapital Platform
I love new technology and gadgets. Over the last thirty years, I have often been one of the guys first in, an early adopter of the latest and greatest technology. Not always to my wife’s liking, I have purchased early and often. The exception to this was the iPhone. Don’t ask me why I was late to that party! I have justified these purchases in two ways. As a software … [Read more...] about Why I Bought Shares in Fathom on the Netcapital Platform
Setting Realistic Growth Prospects for the Drone Market
Guest post by Colin Snow — I believe three of the biggest misconceptions in the drone industry is how fast it will grow, which sectors will grow, and which ones will lag. No one disagrees that drones—both consumer and professional—represent a new and emerging market. Drone market forecasts abound. We currently track 73 independent companies that provide market … [Read more...] about Setting Realistic Growth Prospects for the Drone Market
Drone ETF IFLY Now Exceeds $40 Million in Net Assets
The Drone Economy Strategy ETF, IFLY crossed over the $40 million mark in net assets in October, led by recent growth in daily volume. “The first ETF focused on the emerging commercial drone market, The ETFMG Drone Economy Strategy ETF, provides an instrument for investing in this omnipresent technology segment. News coverage of this new technology has been largely dominated … [Read more...] about Drone ETF IFLY Now Exceeds $40 Million in Net Assets
Can’t buy stock in DJI? Well you can in Fathom!
At DroneLife we don’t allocate many words to machines that don’t fly. But there are exceptions and the activities of Fathom is one of them. Last June we wrote about Fathom and their football-shaped tethered drone that connects with a smart device to gather underwater video and images. Today, we continue to cover this cool company as they launch their crowd-funding campaign … [Read more...] about Can’t buy stock in DJI? Well you can in Fathom!
