The COVID-19 Humanitarian UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) Response Partnership (CHURP) has announced the successful finish of their current test phase, which included drone delivery of COVID testing kits. CHURP is a partnership formed over nine months ago by Emergent 121 Consulting and Akin Gump, LLP. It's a timely project to design and test extended drone operations - and to … [Read more...] about COVID Humanitarian UAS Operation (CHURP) Completes Delivery Testing
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Women and Drones Humanitarian Team Award Goes to Kenya Flying Labs
Women And Drones continues the work of recognizing outstanding drone organizations, despite the current pandemic which prevents the awards from taking place in person. Today, the organization announced that the Women and Drones Humanitarian Team Award Honoree for this year is Kenya Flying Labs. "The Humanitarian Award recognizes co-ed teams, organizations or companies with a … [Read more...] about Women and Drones Humanitarian Team Award Goes to Kenya Flying Labs
COVID-19 is Here. Now, Where are the Drones? [Guest Op-Ed]
If the current pandemic has created "a moment" for unmanned technology, where are all the drones? It's not that simple, say humanitarians. The following is a guest post co-authored by Olivier Defawe, Director of the VillageReach Drones for Health Program, and David Sarley, Innovation and Supply Chain Director at the Gates Foundation. DRONELIFE is honored to publish this … [Read more...] about COVID-19 is Here. Now, Where are the Drones? [Guest Op-Ed]
Humanitarian Drones: Should AI Powered UAVs be Used for Humanitarian Work? [Op-Ed]
The following is an Editorial Opinion. A few months ago, I was honored to have the opportunity to speak with Camille Oren, who with Andrej Verity co-authored a paper published today on Digital Humanitarians titled Artificial Intelligence (AI) Applied to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and its Impact on Humanitarian Action. I was in good company: other drone journalists, DJI's … [Read more...] about Humanitarian Drones: Should AI Powered UAVs be Used for Humanitarian Work? [Op-Ed]
Drone Disinfection: JD Joins the Fight to Prevent an Epidemic [VIDEO]
Chinese delivery giant JD has joined the fight against the spread of the coronavirus. JD.com reports that the company flew two drones spraying disinfectant in Ordos City, an important industrial city in Inner Mongolia, China. "With an increasing number of people returning back to work from their hometowns following the Spring Festival holiday, JD’s drones have helped the … [Read more...] about Drone Disinfection: JD Joins the Fight to Prevent an Epidemic [VIDEO]
