Two players in the commercial drone space have just announced a partnership to help reduce insurance costs for commercial drone pilots. It's a partnership that makes sense - an InsurTech platform that's all about quantifying risks, and a developer of drone safety systems proven to significantly reduce those risks: these two Israeli startups are joining forces to benefit drone … [Read more...] about Skywatch.AI Partners with Parazero: Drone Pilots Save Money on Insurance with Safety Systems
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Podcast: Start-up Parallel Flight Technology on Lifting Heavy Things with Drones
Interesting Podcast where Ian Smith of Commercial Drones speaks with Joshua Resnick the CEO of Parallel Flight Technology. Parallel Flight Technology is a start-up building a hybrid drone with the capacity to lift relatively heavy payloads for long periods. As an example, on the high end they discuss that a 75 lbs. drone should be able to life about 75 lbs. Or that same … [Read more...] about Podcast: Start-up Parallel Flight Technology on Lifting Heavy Things with Drones
Commercial Drones Podcast: Indoor Drone Inspections with Flyability’s Patrick Thévoz
Think that drones are only good for flying outside? Check out this Commercial Drones Podcast as Patrick Thévoz of Swiss-based Flyability talks to Commercial Drones Podcast host and industry expert Ian Smith. Indoor drone inspections have become an enormous ROI booster for energy companies who own and operate industrial assets. Patrick Thevoz is CEO of Flyability, a Swiss … [Read more...] about Commercial Drones Podcast: Indoor Drone Inspections with Flyability’s Patrick Thévoz
DELTA Podcast Featuring Inertial Sense: Miniature GPS components for Motion Tracking on Drones
Just out is the latest in the DELTA Podcast Series by FLIR. In this episode Randall Warnas meets up with Brian Cahoon, CEO of Inertial Sense. Inertial Sense makes miniature GPS-Ins components that provide motion tracking sensors for drones. It is hosted on Soundcloud. Also, hear him answer the question "Do you think we will have fully autonomous drones in 5 … [Read more...] about DELTA Podcast Featuring Inertial Sense: Miniature GPS components for Motion Tracking on Drones
50 Ways to Love Your LiDAR: How LiDAR is Used in Commercial Drone Applications
LiDAR is one of the most important tools in the commercial drone industry. While it has been around since the 1960s when it was mounted to aircraft, its uses have expanded dramatically now that LiDAR can be used with commercial drones. What is LiDAR and how does it work? LiDAR is a remote sensing technology: sensors that are mounted to drones send a pulse from a laser … [Read more...] about 50 Ways to Love Your LiDAR: How LiDAR is Used in Commercial Drone Applications
