A Taiwanese start-up is shining a new light into the dark quagmire of anemic drone flight time by harnessing sunlight. SolarDrone, a research project of National Taiwan University, has developed a solar-powered quadcopter the start-up claims will extend flight time from the usual limitation of around 30 minutes to several hours using photovoltaic cells “We have combined … [Read more...] about Taiwanese Project Launches Improved Solar Drones
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AeroVironment to Develop High Altitude Solar Drones
AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for both defense and commercial applications, is making a $65 million dollar play to develop high altitude, long-endurance (HALE) solar drones. The company has announced the formation of a joint venture to develop the drones for commercial applications. (This category of drones is … [Read more...] about AeroVironment to Develop High Altitude Solar Drones
AeroVironment Talks Up Agriculture Drone on CNBC’s Mad Money
Drone industry leader AeroVironment received an extravagant gift in the ol' corporate stocking this year – national media exposure. CEO Wahid Nawabi appeared on CNBC's Mad Money last week to tout the wonders of Quantix, a $16,000 hybrid aircraft designed for use by farmers and other agricultural pros. Nawabi shared with host Jim Cramer: "What we've done is we've taken … [Read more...] about AeroVironment Talks Up Agriculture Drone on CNBC’s Mad Money
New Report Predicts Small Drones Market to Exceed $10 Billion by 2020
A new report published by MarketsandMarkets Research predicts that the global small drones market will exceed $10 Billion by 2020, with nano drones leading the way in the segment. The report predicts that security and law enforcement will be the largest verticals in the market, followed by agriculture and drone delivery. "The global small drones market is projected to grow … [Read more...] about New Report Predicts Small Drones Market to Exceed $10 Billion by 2020
Report: Agriculture Drone Market May Exceed $4 billion
According to an August study by Esticast Research & Consulting Market Research, the global commercial drone market may reach $3.6 billion by 2024. However, a new study forecasts an even larger bumper crop for just one of the many sub-sectors -- agriculture. The study, released this week by MarketInsightsReports, predicts the ag drone market will exceed the entire drone … [Read more...] about Report: Agriculture Drone Market May Exceed $4 billion
