Draper Wins $26M Pentagon Contract for Remote CBRN Detection Using Autonomous Teaming Drones Draper announced it has been awarded a $26 million (all options) contract by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to further expand the capabilities of its unmanned autonomous systems (UAS) software to perform chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) reconnaissance … [Read more...] about Remote CBRN Detection with Autonomous Teaming Drones: Draper Wins Pentagon Contract
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Could Tiny Drone Swarms Help Pollinate Crops? WPI Researcher Develops RoboBees
Could tiny drones be used for crop pollination? Worcester Polytechnic Institute Researcher Developing “RoboBees” to Combat a Declining Population of Pollinator Species by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Walker Robinson Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · WPI - Researcher - Develops - RoboBees - Drones - For - Pollination Images: courtesy Worcester Polytechnic … [Read more...] about Could Tiny Drone Swarms Help Pollinate Crops? WPI Researcher Develops RoboBees
Canada Authorizes Drone Swarms Operating Beyond Visual Line of Sight to Fight Wildfires
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
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?
