(Source: media.precisionhawk.com) Q. First-off Dr. Earon, can you please share a little bit about your background in robotics. A. My background in robotics has focused, very heavily, on giving remote systems the onboard intelligence to effectively do the things that machines are good at, like fast calculation, data collection, analysis, and mobility and navigation. This … [Read more...] about Q&A With PrecisionHawk Founder Dr. Ernest Earon
Agriculture
Video of the Day 3/31/15: Herding Sheep With a Drone
For hundreds of years man has been using dogs to herd livestock. But it could be that Border Collies are about to go the way of the travel agent and get replaced by technology. Observe the herding drone: Filmed by Paul Brennan in Carlow, Ireland this very well could be the future of how farmers manage corral sheep. There are already numerous applications for drones on … [Read more...] about Video of the Day 3/31/15: Herding Sheep With a Drone
DroneDeploy Announces $9M Series A, Exits Beta
On Tuesday, San Francisco-based DroneDeploy announced the closing of a $9 million round of Series A funding lead by Emergence Capital in addition to the release of its drone fleet management service, which had been in beta for quite some time. DroneDeploy's software-as-a-service allows users to create and manage autonomous flight plans for multiple drones on a mobile device … [Read more...] about DroneDeploy Announces $9M Series A, Exits Beta
Can Drone Technology Be a Game Changer for the Food Supply Chain?
(Source: info.jafcofoods.com) Look up! Pizza delivery. If the thought of pizza being dropped at your door step by an unmanned aerial vehicle sounds crazy, think again. It has already been done. Albeit a marketing stunt, Domino’s Pizza performed the first pizza delivery by drone as long as two years ago (watch the video, here). But the technology also offers promise on a … [Read more...] about Can Drone Technology Be a Game Changer for the Food Supply Chain?
How Drones Help Professionals Save Time and Money
(Source: lineshapespace.com) “In the press, you always hear that Amazon will deliver a book, or pizzas will come to your house,” says Amar Hanspal, senior vice president at Autodesk, during a recent discussion on drones at Gigaom Structure Connect. “That is a cute thing to talk about, but the real action is in B2B industrial applications. That is where we’re watching the … [Read more...] about How Drones Help Professionals Save Time and Money
