Israeli-based Airobotics received the first authorization in the world for completely autonomous flight earlier this spring - and the company has been demonstrating the technology around the world ever since. The Airobotics system, which they demonstrated at AUVSI's Xponential show this week, is dramatic to watch: a sleek cube slides open at the top to prepare a drone for … [Read more...] about Airobotics: Proving the Case for Autonomous Flight
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Airobotics Receives First Authorization in the World to Fly Drone With No Pilot
Israeli commercial drone company Airobotics announced that they have received the first authorization in the world to fly fully automated drones without a pilot. The Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI) granted the certification this month. "This milestone proves that decisions and actions that were once taken by a human drone pilot, can now be taken by Airobotics’ … [Read more...] about Airobotics Receives First Authorization in the World to Fly Drone With No Pilot
Israeli Mining Company Digs Survey Drones
One of Israel’s largest mining and chemical companies has seen the light when it comes to drone-driven survey data. Israel Chemicals Ltd recently conducted a test to compare the accuracy of drone aerial surveys versus ground-based methods measuring several stockpiles of phosphate rock as a benchmark. Using an end-to-end, fully automatic aerial survey solution from … [Read more...] about Israeli Mining Company Digs Survey Drones
DJI Releases Sleek New Kit for Drone Developers
DJI, the world’s largest drone manufacturer, unveiled a major upgrade in its software development toolkit last week during the Chinese company’s AirWorks conference in San Francisco. In a press release, company officials said its new software enhancements will allow developers to build on each other’s work via DJI’s Mobile and Onboard Software Development Kit … [Read more...] about DJI Releases Sleek New Kit for Drone Developers
Airobotics Releases New Drone Developer Software
Industrial-drone automation firm Airobotics this week launched a new software developer program the Israeli company says will allow customers to work smarter with customizable new UAV mission programs. In a press release, Airobotics states that the new program empowers third-party customers to design and develop software that can be integrated into the company’s end-to-end, … [Read more...] about Airobotics Releases New Drone Developer Software
