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]
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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]
Using Drones to Combat the Deadliest Animal on the Planet: the Mosquito
According to a now famous blog post by Bill Gates, mosquitoes are by far the deadliest animal on the planet in terms of the number of human lives that they claim through disease: The worst is malaria, which kills more than 600,000 people every year; another 200 million cases incapacitate people for days at a time. It threatens half of the world’s population and causes billions … [Read more...] about Using Drones to Combat the Deadliest Animal on the Planet: the Mosquito
Flying Labs: “The Power of Local” for Drone Technology
In Africa, locally-based drone trainers and professional operators at the Flying Labs are working to emphasize the power of drone technologies for local communities - by training both local students and government officials. The Flying Labs global network of local knowledge hubs is part of WeRobotics.org, a humanitarian organization contributing to solving world problems by … [Read more...] about Flying Labs: “The Power of Local” for Drone Technology
Watch DHL and Wingcopter Deliver the Future in Tanzania
DHL's ParcelCopter is the future of drone delivery - and the future for many on a Tanzanian island in Lake Victoria. DHL and German drone company Wingcopter have partnered on a successful trial of medical drone delivery. The successful project included more than 180 takeoffs and landings and over 2,200 km flown. The following is from a DHL press … [Read more...] about Watch DHL and Wingcopter Deliver the Future in Tanzania
