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
Pharmaceutical
EHang to Enable Drone Delivery for Organ Transplants
EHang, the Guangzhou, China based UAV manufacturer, has announced an agreement with Lung Biotechnology to provide them with a drone delivery service for manufactured organs for transplant. The fifteen-year agreement includes development and purchase of 1,000 units of the Manufactured Organ Transport Helicopter (MOTH) system, an evolved version of the EHang 184 intended to make … [Read more...] about EHang to Enable Drone Delivery for Organ Transplants
Drones to Deliver Test Results, Medicine in Ghana
Ghana will soon witness the biggest deployment ever of drones for a humanitarian aid effort. Spearheaded by the Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association and Ausley Associates INC, the effort will provide much needed relief to residents of the country. The executive of MAMA, Gavin Brown, has been under talks with the Republic of Ghana for more than a year to create a special … [Read more...] about Drones to Deliver Test Results, Medicine in Ghana
2014’s Top Trends in Drone Technology
It has been just over a year since Jeff Bezos went on 60 Minutes and demonstrated how drones are the next big transformative technology. If you live in Silicon Valley or are a dog, that one year felt like seven and a lot transpired. Drones have gone from "the next big thing" to technology that is so far reaching it has noticeable, quantifiable trends like... Delivery Bezos … [Read more...] about 2014’s Top Trends in Drone Technology
Doctors Without Borders Is Experimenting With Drones To Battle An Epidemic
(Source: fastcoexist.com) It’s going to be a while before Amazon’s drones are delivering Christmas presents to anyone’s doorstep. But in the remote forests of Papua New Guinea, one startup’s vision for delivery drones is already coming to life. In September, executives of Matternet, a Silicon Valley drone startup, traveled to the Pacific Island nation at the invitation … [Read more...] about Doctors Without Borders Is Experimenting With Drones To Battle An Epidemic
