Just over a month ago, CyPhy Works announced their first free flying drone, the LVL1. This morning, CEO Helen Greiner was on CNBC discussing the LVL 1, tethered vs untethered drones and the future of regulations: … [Read more...] about Video of the Day 6/16/15: CyPhy Works’ Helen Greiner on CNBC
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CyPhy Works Announces New LVL 1 Drone
Danvers, MA-based CyPhy Works announced on Monday the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for the company's first consumer oriented UAV, the LVL 1 Drone. The campaign is will run through June 17 and is looking to raise $250,000 to bring the LVL 1 Drone to market. Traditionally, CyPhy Works manufactured tethered drones for industrial and military use but, the company has … [Read more...] about CyPhy Works Announces New LVL 1 Drone
iRobot Founder Helen Greiner Discusses Drones, the FAA With BetaBoston
(Source: betaboston.com) Helen Greiner didn’t just put the ‘robot’ in iRobot. Starting as an 11-year-old who wanted to build robots, she achieved her a dream twice: after co-founding iRobot and ushering it to an IPO in 2005, Greiner left to create a second company, CyPhy Works, that builds flying robots. Greiner spoke at the RoboBusiness conference in Boston last week, … [Read more...] about iRobot Founder Helen Greiner Discusses Drones, the FAA With BetaBoston
CyPhy Works Contracted To Aid Search And Rescue Efforts With UAVs
CyPhy Works, a leading robotics company for UAVs was awarded a contract by the US Air Force to help advance current search and rescue procedures. CyPhy’s new contract will fund the implementation of the Extreme Access Pocket Flyer, a drone capable of inspecting small tunnels and passages obstructed by debris, which is currently a limiting factor for search and rescue … [Read more...] about CyPhy Works Contracted To Aid Search And Rescue Efforts With UAVs
Drone Startups, Seek Profit in Software and the Cloud
from xconomy.com Airware is a drone company that won’t be selling any drones. And it’s not alone: as the emerging market for commercial drones takes shape, a number of startups plan to earn profits by developing software and services for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), rather than focusing just on the hardware. San Francisco-based Airware said last week it raised $25 … [Read more...] about Drone Startups, Seek Profit in Software and the Cloud
