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
Education
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
Making Sense of Big Drone Data with Optelos
Commercial drone adoption is currently at an all-time high. But we’re still far from where drones are fully integrated into the processes that make businesses grow. Maybe we are not quite as the level of the pioneers of aviation like the Wright brothers were but let's agree that we are early in the process. As builders, growers, engineers, and the like continue to scale … [Read more...] about Making Sense of Big Drone Data with Optelos
GENIUS NY Doubles Investments in Program’s Third Round Drone Finalists to $500,000
Teams Will Now Compete for One of Five Investments; $1 million Top Prize and Four awards of $500,000 Each GENIUS NY , a business accelerator program at CenterState CEO’s Tech Garden, today announced a new investment structure for round three of the innovative GENIUS NY unmanned aerial systems (UAS) business program. Five finalist teams will be selected from a pool of … [Read more...] about GENIUS NY Doubles Investments in Program’s Third Round Drone Finalists to $500,000
Drone Training options expand with UAV Coach offering in-person hands-on Training
Drone training has grown up, with different strokes for different folks. The range of options for individuals and corporations continues to grow from premier education institutions such as Embry-Riddle for undergraduate or graduate programs, other universities and colleges, and many good non-degree programs. One new option is now being provided by Alan Perlman and his … [Read more...] about Drone Training options expand with UAV Coach offering in-person hands-on Training
