As the drone industry matures, drone manufacturers rush to partner with other technology companies: leveraging new products in order to provide more functionality, new solutions, or an entree into a new vertical. These 5 recent partnerships could provide their players with a critical edge in the industry, and up the pace of development on new technologies for drones. DJI … [Read more...] about The Perfect Match: 5 Drone Industry Partnerships to Watch
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UPS and CyPhy Works Test Drone Delivery
Package delivery giant UPS announced today that it is testing drone delivery to remote locations with MA drone maker CyPhy Works. Thursday, the companies "staged a mock delivery of urgently needed medicine from Beverly, Mass. to Children’s Island, which is about three miles off the Atlantic coast," UPS and CyPhy Works announced in a statement. The UPS Strategic Enterprise … [Read more...] about UPS and CyPhy Works Test Drone Delivery
Drone Company CyPhy Works Shakes Up Management in Effort to Accelerate Lift Off
In a press release Wednesday CyPhy Works, a drone company based in Danvers, MA announced that Lance Vanden Brook will be the company's new CEO. Current CEO and founder Helen Greiner will now be the firm's CTO. Brook comes to CyPhy from Pilot Thomas Logistics where he served as the senior vice president of their Energy and Industrial Group. Prior to that he was at Kiva Systems, … [Read more...] about Drone Company CyPhy Works Shakes Up Management in Effort to Accelerate Lift Off
Military drives drone innovation – commercial benefits await
CyPhy Works announced today that it has received an order for its Persistent Aerial Reconnaissance and Communications (PARC) System, from the U.S. Army's Rapid Equipping Force (REF). PARC, a tethered drone, addresses the need for a persistent eye-in-the-sky by flying for days at a time. The news here is that the military is supporting technology that can have a significant … [Read more...] about Military drives drone innovation – commercial benefits await
Drones Will Deliver Your Pizza, And Much Much More
(Source: techcrunch.com) Drones will deliver your pizza in the future. That was one of the tastiest takeaways from TechCrunch writer Frederic Lardinois‘ interview with Helen Greiner, the founder of drone maker CyPhy Works, at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco today. Ok, drones delivering pizza, or any other kind of goods, isn’t necessary a new concept — Amazon is among … [Read more...] about Drones Will Deliver Your Pizza, And Much Much More
