There are different approaches to flight: fixed wing, quad copter, etc., including flight using the same principles that a bird or insect uses to fly. The concept is not new, Leonardo da Vinci drafted up a concept of bird in flight for human flight. There have been toys such as the French made and designed flying bird that many of us flew as children, and there … [Read more...] about It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, No It’s a Drone
Aerospace
Technology and Services Giant IBM wants to use Block Chain to Provide Privacy and Security to Drones
IBM has applied to patent a system that would use block chain technology to tackle privacy and security concerns for drones, according to a filing published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) September 20, 2018. IBM joins a list of more traditional technology companies that are looking to supply technology solutions, in this case in the form of patents, to the … [Read more...] about Technology and Services Giant IBM wants to use Block Chain to Provide Privacy and Security to Drones
A Sneak Peek at BSHARK’s Narwhal 2: A Commercial Grade Hydrogen Drone at a Competitive Price
When it comes to manufacturing industrial grade hydrogen drones, research and development company BSHARK are the experts. BSHARK has years of experience in designing the best of clean-powered, long endurance unmanned aircraft, and have developed a suite of hydrogen solutions. Now, those aircraft are available to businesses of every size: with the introduction of the Narwhal … [Read more...] about A Sneak Peek at BSHARK’s Narwhal 2: A Commercial Grade Hydrogen Drone at a Competitive Price
Drone company Airware Crashes
Drone operating system startup Airware on Friday apparently informed employees it will cease operations immediately despite having raised $118 million from top investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Google’s GV, and Kleiner Perkins as well as established non-venture capital firms such as Caterpillar. While we could find no formal announcement as of yet, DroneLife has two … [Read more...] about Drone company Airware Crashes
Teaching Drones to Travel in Small spaces by Watching the Birds and the Bees
It really interesting to make note of the different approaches that are used to solve problems. In this case university research seeks to learn how to teach a drone how to travel though a confined space by emulating the flight patterns of birds and bees. There are different approaches to solve the problem of flying in a confined space and this one uses an approach called … [Read more...] about Teaching Drones to Travel in Small spaces by Watching the Birds and the Bees
