Canada has authorized the operation of drone swarms beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) for fighting wildfires. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Canada - Authorizes - BVLOS - Drone - Swarms - To - Fight - Wildfires Canadian drone service provider IN-FLIGHT Data is a Canadian SAIL 6 operator, holding three Guinness World Records for its drone flights. Now, … [Read more...] about Canada Authorizes Drone Swarms Operating Beyond Visual Line of Sight to Fight Wildfires
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Drone Swarms: the Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful
By: Dawn M.K Zoldi The buzz around drone swarms, multiple unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) capable of coordinating their actions to accomplish shared objectives, has created a bad image in the minds of many. “Swarm” has a negative connotation, evoking images of killer bees, hornets and other things that sting, hurt and, in some cases, kill. However, swarm tech can bring a … [Read more...] about Drone Swarms: the Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful
Drone Swarms for Firefighting: the Future of Fire Supression?
Are drone swarms for firefighting the future of fire supression? New work from engineer and mathematician Elena Ausonio and a team of Italian researchers suggests that they could be. The following is a guest post by Max Lenz, Executive Editor and project manager at the Berlin-based DroneMasters Boost GmbH and editor of the weekly DroneMasters Briefing. DRONELIFE neither … [Read more...] about Drone Swarms for Firefighting: the Future of Fire Supression?
Guinness World Records Announces Another Drone Record Achieved: Longest Animation Honors Van Gogh’s Art in the Sky [VIDEO]
Guinness World Records reports that a new drone record was achieved on December 18 2020, when EFYI Group and Tianjin University (China) created a drone animation using 600 drones, winning the record title for "longest animation performed by unmanned aerial vehicles" with a time of 26 minutes 19 seconds. The Vincent Van Gogh themed animation featured scenes from the artist's … [Read more...] about Guinness World Records Announces Another Drone Record Achieved: Longest Animation Honors Van Gogh’s Art in the Sky [VIDEO]
French Drone Maker Unleashes Autonomous Swarm Concept at CES 2021
During CES 2021, French drone manufacturer Icarus Swarms announced a new UAS product line targeting security and emergency first-response industries. A company spokesperson says the new line is “based on a pioneering technology using intelligent pathfinding algorithms and microdrones coordinated in a swarm.” Icarus officials hope the new technology will “transform” … [Read more...] about French Drone Maker Unleashes Autonomous Swarm Concept at CES 2021
