Police in North Dakota are celebrating after search-and-rescue drones helped locate a missing child last week. Working with top-rated drone firm SkySkopes, the Minot police and fire departments found two-year old Kevin Hochsprung in a nearby unoccupied, unlocked house several hours after the boy wandered away from home. According to the Minot Daily News, Kevin slipped … [Read more...] about Search-and-rescue Drones Help Locate Missing Child
AUVSI Launches UAS Webinars
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International has announced a weeklong series of UAS webinars. XPONENTIAL Virtual Sessions kicks off May 4 with five webinars across next week on topics ranging from robotics to drone delivery. In response to coronavirus concerns, the AUVSI postponed its major drone show, XPONENTIAL 2020 but is offering supplementary offerings … [Read more...] about AUVSI Launches UAS Webinars
DJI Releases Mavic Air 2
DJI’s Mavic Air 2 has been confirmed as the drone giant’s latest mid-range model. After months of anticipation (and a few leaks), the Chinese manufacturer officially announced the release of the Mavic Air 2, a folding quadcopter, on Monday night. Featuring 8K functionality, the Mavic Air 2 sports a larger 1/2” camera sensor. The new model includes advanced programmed … [Read more...] about DJI Releases Mavic Air 2
Drone Delivery Relief Comes to North Dakota
Drone delivery relief is coming to a North Dakota city to promote social distancing. Israeli UAS startup Flytrex is partnering with EASE Drones, the Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corporation and the City of Grand Forks to deliver food, medicine and other essential goods to residents’ backyards. The program operates under the Northern Plains Unmanned Aerial System … [Read more...] about Drone Delivery Relief Comes to North Dakota
Drone Insurers: Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles Face Hurdles
In HBO’s hit series Westworld, advanced air mobility vehicles zip characters from one plot twist to the next in a 2050s world of AI-piloted air taxis. Advances in fuel cells, drones and air-traffic management have pushed the nascent sector into a higher altitude of innovation, However, aviation insurer Global Aerospace warns, 2020’s Realworld still has a way to go before truth … [Read more...] about Drone Insurers: Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles Face Hurdles
