In a demonstration of how smart strategic investments can pay off Airware, a firm providing the construction and insurance markets with drone driven business intelligence services and analytics, announced today that it has secured a strategic investment from Caterpillar Ventures. The investment will enable Airware to accelerate programs that enable dealers to offer solutions … [Read more...] about Airware Acquisition of Redbird Pays Off with Caterpillar Investment / Distribution
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Airware Acquires Drone-Data Firm Redbird
A growing turn-key drone company knows the old saying is true—“a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush”—especially when it comes to expanding into a dynamic new UAV market. Airware – a California-based enterprise firm – acquired Redbird, a Paris-based UAV cloud/data telemetry company in a deal last week that will fly Airware higher into the growing, drone-based … [Read more...] about Airware Acquires Drone-Data Firm Redbird
Komatsu to Use Drones to Help Automate Digging in the US
Equipment manufacturer Komatsu will as early as this fiscal year roll out a service in the U.S. using drones to cut down on the labor required for excavation and earthwork on construction projects, according to a report in the Nikkei Asian Review. The service, which goes by the name Smartconstruction, uses drones to create a detailed three-dimensional site map which is … [Read more...] about Komatsu to Use Drones to Help Automate Digging in the US
Redbird Expects to Fly Into US by End of Year to Serve Construction Market
Redbird, a drone analytics company based in France, is growing its American presence, setting up a headquarters in San Francisco. Emmanuel de Maistre, CEO and co-founder of the company, told DroneLife he expects the new US unit to be operational by the end of the year. Started in 2013, Redbird provides comprehensive, cloud-based drone analytics to large industrial … [Read more...] about Redbird Expects to Fly Into US by End of Year to Serve Construction Market
