UAV startup Wingcopter is flying high this week after being named one of nine winners of Germany’s top global hackathon to kick-start humanitarian drone delivery. The autonomous delivery drone manufacturer partnered with UNICEF and the African Drone and Data Academy to develop a concept to deploy humanitarian drone delivery services. The goal will be to improve health supply … [Read more...] about Wingcopter Lands Award for Humanitarian Drone Delivery
Minnesota Man Arrested in Drone Shooting
A Minnesota man faces criminal charges after a pilot reported a drone shooting as the aircraft flew over a meat-processing plant. The Watonwan County Sheriff’s Department charged Travis Duane Winters, 34, of Butterfield, Minn., with criminal damage to property and reckless discharge of a weapon within city limits. An unidentified drone pilot alleged Winters used a shotgun … [Read more...] about Minnesota Man Arrested in Drone Shooting
Orthophoto Survey Drones Help Predict Flash Flooding
Orthophoto survey drones are providing new insights to scientists tracking ice and water levels in Alaska. A research team led by Gabriel Wolken of the University of Alaska Fairbank's Climate Adaptation Science Center has been measuring rising and falling ice and water levels in Suicide Basin glacial lake just outside Juneau. By working to visualize and predict the … [Read more...] about Orthophoto Survey Drones Help Predict Flash Flooding
Parrot, DroneSense Partner on Public-safety Drone Software
Public-safety drone software provider DroneSense and French UAV giant Parrot are soaring into a new corporate partnership. The agreement will marry Parrot’s ANAFI quadcopter with the full suite of DroneSense capabilities with a focus on the public-safety/first-responder drone market. The Texas startup’s platform is an out-of-the-box solution for police, fire and rescue … [Read more...] about Parrot, DroneSense Partner on Public-safety Drone Software
PREVIEW: Virtual Drone Racing Series Benefits COVID Relief
Drone Racing League’s fantasy, virtual drone-racing series takes flight Saturday to fund pandemic relief for healthcare facilities. Read more at DroneRacingLife. … [Read more...] about PREVIEW: Virtual Drone Racing Series Benefits COVID Relief
