South African drone startup Aerobotics knows that paper airplanes are more than just childhood toys. The up-and-coming firm just received a $2 million boost in VC funding from Johannesburg-based Paper Planes Ventures. The Series A expansion brings the Paper Plane’s total investment to $4 million, an Aerobotics statement noted last week. “We are grateful that Paper Plane … [Read more...] about Drone Funding: Paper Planes Ventures Flies $2M to Aerobotics
DroneSeed Launches UAV Mission to Fight Invasive Species
Seattle-based DroneSeed and the Nature Conservancy Oregon are gearing up to save the ecosystem across the Pacific Northwest from invasive species. Drone swarms of up to five aircraft will be deployed to restore rangelands by re-seeding threatened areas – especially in sagebrush steppe habitats. Invasive weed species harm the sagebrush steppe, resulting in a huge swathe of … [Read more...] about DroneSeed Launches UAV Mission to Fight Invasive Species
Drone Firm Clobotics Inspects Wind Turbines for Major European Company
AI startup Clobotics is partnering with European wind-energy company GEV Wind Power to deploy AI-based autonomous-drone blade inspections for turbines “In the wind power industry, Clobotics is the only company to provide an end-to-end solution combining autonomous drone hardware with built-in computer vision, artificial intelligence and data analytics software for automated … [Read more...] about Drone Firm Clobotics Inspects Wind Turbines for Major European Company
More than 1 Billion Watch Chinese New Year Drone Show
More than 1 billion people have watched an indoor drone show created by Swiss-based Verity Studios during China Central Television’s Chinese New Year’s Gala broadcast on Feb. 5. Billed as the “world’s most-watched TV program,” the broadcast featured 88 microdrones flying over major Chinese music stars Sun Nan and Jason Zhang. During a song, the drones flew from the back … [Read more...] about More than 1 Billion Watch Chinese New Year Drone Show
Everdrone Recruits UAV Heavy Hitters for New Advisory Board
Swedish drone-tech company Everdrone is beefing up its industry altitude with the creation of an advisory board that sports some heavy hitters. The board will feature ex-AirMap CTO Daniel Alarcon-Rubio, former microdrones Sales and Marketing Manager Michael Thoss and Jeremy Wigmore, the former CEO of Aerialtronics. Everdrone develops software and sensor technology for … [Read more...] about Everdrone Recruits UAV Heavy Hitters for New Advisory Board
