For Dallas, 2020 will go down in history as the Year of the Drone Expo. Earlier this week, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International announced its major drone conference, XPONENTIAL 2020, would take place in the Texas city in October rather than in Boston in August – citing COVID-19 safety issues. Today, major drone expo InterDrone postponed its annual … [Read more...] about Drone Expo Interdrone Postponed to December
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Medical Delivery Drones Carry Prescriptions to Florida Customers
Medical delivery drones will carry prescriptions to the homes of CVS customer in a Florida retirement community as a new project by UPS Flight Forward takes off. This week, the carrier announced the project with the drug-store chain to deliver meds across The Villages, a Central Florida community with more than 135,000 residents. Beginning in early May, the venture will … [Read more...] about Medical Delivery Drones Carry Prescriptions to Florida Customers
Avision Begins No-Contact Drone Delivery of Medical Supplies
In another example of drone companies playing a productive role in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic (and in some cases a critical one), Avision began no-contact drone delivery of medical supplies. Avision announced that over the last few weeks they have been working with drone pilots in San Mateo county in the US to deliver needed medical supplies powered by their no-contact … [Read more...] about Avision Begins No-Contact Drone Delivery of Medical Supplies
UK Firm Will Provide Drone Fuel Cells via Robotic Skies
UAV-services provider Robotic Skies is teaming up with UK fuel-cell startup Intelligent Energy to offer expanded, post-sale support for drone fuel cells. Intelligent Energy manufactures very light, power-dense hydrogen fuel cells used for many drone applications, especially projects requiring longer flight times, like drone delivery. “Intelligent Energy fuel cells achieve … [Read more...] about UK Firm Will Provide Drone Fuel Cells via Robotic Skies
XPONENTIAL 2020 Moved to October in Dallas
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International major drone conference XPONENTIAL 2020 has been moved to Oct. 5-8, according to a statement today by president Brian P. Wynne. In response to coronavirus concerns, AUVSI had postponed the event to August but said today that October would be a safer choice. “In our assessment, August was too early for large gatherings … [Read more...] about XPONENTIAL 2020 Moved to October in Dallas
