A group of amateur archaeologists have unearthed the mummified remains of 72 skeletons on the island of Gran Canaria with the help of a drone. Known informally as El Legado, the Spanish group set out to capture aerial footage of in the Valley of Guayadequeon nine months ago while on vacation. The drone video revealed a cave containing 62 adult and 10 infant skeletons … [Read more...] about A Drone Helped Unearth Ancient Skeletons on Gran Canaria
Public Safety: AIRT Partners with Texas Drone group
A Texas drone-safety group is teaming up with the Airborne Incident Response Team to respond more effectively to emergencies. The non-profit Public Safety Unmanned Response Team North Texas signed the agreement of cooperation with AIRT this past week. AIRT is the non-profit parent of DRONERESPONDERS, a group billed as “the world’s fastest growing non-profit program … [Read more...] about Public Safety: AIRT Partners with Texas Drone group
Wingcopter to Fly Deliveries for Merck
Wingcopter is teaming up with Merck to pilot a drone-delivery program. In partnership with the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, the German UAV startup and the Big Pharma giant will create a program to transport pigment samples from a Merck site in Gernsheim, Germany to a lab in Darmstadt – a distance of 15.5 miles. The drone transport will replace a slower, more … [Read more...] about Wingcopter to Fly Deliveries for Merck
ZM Drone Firm Picks IRIS as detect-and-avoid partner
Drone manufacturer ZM Interactive recently picked Iris Automation as the detect-and-avoid provider. The deal will empower ZMI customers to conduct beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations. ZMI manufactures the xFold drone – an industrial, military-grade drone system that ships in various sizes and configurations. The frame can change rotor configurations among four, … [Read more...] about ZM Drone Firm Picks IRIS as detect-and-avoid partner
March Madness Comes to Drone Design Contest
March Madness is hitting the drone world as six collegiate teams compete for $35,000 in a drone-design showdown. The FirePoint C3 Challenge is an inaugural competition in which the teams vie for a “final four” phase. The four winning teams will collaborate to design and fabricate an integrated drone prototype to be presented to the U.S. Army next year. Presented by the … [Read more...] about March Madness Comes to Drone Design Contest
