In this most recent podcast, Ian Smith of Commercial Drones FM spends some time with Adam Bry of Skydio on the recent release of Skydio 2, the latest in their line of autonomous drones for commercial application. The show has an interesting twist: Ian is both interviewing Adam and also happens to be a client of Skydio with this inventory management enterprise named, … [Read more...] about Commercial Drones FM: Skydio CEO, Adam Bry Talks Autonomous Drones [Podcast]
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DRONELIFE Exclusive: Ware CEO Ian Smith on the Next Big Vertical for Commercial Drones
The drone industry excels at addressing expensive and slow processes that can be dramatically improved with aerial assets. One San Francisco startup has identified a major need in a $1.9 trillion industry, and they're solving it with a combination of easily available commercial hardware and their own sophisticated software systems. Ware announced a new drone-based inventory … [Read more...] about DRONELIFE Exclusive: Ware CEO Ian Smith on the Next Big Vertical for Commercial Drones
Drone Company Ware Introduces Inventory Management to Support 1.9 Trillion Warehousing Industry
San Francisco drone startup Ware is using Skydio drones and sophisticated sftware to handle inventory tracking for the warehouse industry. Inventory tracking is both labor intensive and time-consuming: making it a perfect target for robotic assistance. The Ware solution uses a drone to capture images of warehouse bins and then uses machine learning algorithms to process the … [Read more...] about Drone Company Ware Introduces Inventory Management to Support 1.9 Trillion Warehousing Industry
Commercial Drones Podcast: Indoor Drone Inspections with Flyability’s Patrick Thévoz
Think that drones are only good for flying outside? Check out this Commercial Drones Podcast as Patrick Thévoz of Swiss-based Flyability talks to Commercial Drones Podcast host and industry expert Ian Smith. Indoor drone inspections have become an enormous ROI booster for energy companies who own and operate industrial assets. Patrick Thevoz is CEO of Flyability, a Swiss … [Read more...] about Commercial Drones Podcast: Indoor Drone Inspections with Flyability’s Patrick Thévoz
Inside Ford’s Drone Division With Commercial Drones FM
Back in March, car manufacturer Ford announced that its drone division had put forward a suggestion to the FAA's remote tracking & ID aviation rulemaking committee. Our first impression was 'Hold up, Ford has a drone division?' After that, we had a look at the specifics of the suggestion. It was interesting. As a quick refresh, Ford's idea was to use anti-collision … [Read more...] about Inside Ford’s Drone Division With Commercial Drones FM
