Airobotics, an Israeli drone solution provider, has announced the completion of a $32.5 million funding round, led by BlueRun Ventures China, as well as Microsoft Ventures, OurCrowd.com and another strategic investor. Airobotics has also received funding from existing investors including, CRV, BRV, Noam Bardin (CEO of Waze), Richard Wooldridge (former COO/GTM of building 8 … [Read more...] about Airobotics Raises $32.5 Million Meet Demand in Mining and Security Industries
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Airobotics: Proving the Case for Autonomous Flight
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
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
