Until June 16, IBM will be giving away 1,500 DJI Tello Drones - and they'll help you program them to do something amazing. "Through IBM’s Code and Response initiative, along with non-profits, aid agencies, and local governments, IBM is putting open source technologies developed as part of coding challenges such as Call for Codein the communities where they are needed most," … [Read more...] about 2019 Drone Drop: IBM is Giving Away 1,500 DJI Tello Drones to Help Developers Code Something Amazing
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IBM Patents Coffee-Delivering Drone
There are two universal truths in the drone industry. The first is that technology companies will file rafts of drone-related patents in an attempt to score easy PR and cover even the most obscure bases for the future. The second is that tech workers need the occasional caffeine hit from time to time. Combining those two trends this week is IBM. The tech giant has patented a … [Read more...] about IBM Patents Coffee-Delivering Drone
IBM Granted Patent for Package Transfer Between Drones
IBM has announced its been granted a patent for transferring packages between drones during flight. The invention described in US Patent No. 9,561,852: In flight transfer of packages between aerial drones helps to extend the range of drones that are delivering packages from a warehouse to a customer's home. IBM inventors developed this patented system using their supply chain … [Read more...] about IBM Granted Patent for Package Transfer Between Drones
The Big Money Continues to Bet on Drones
News and Commentary. Today's announcement that telecommunications company Verizon has purchased commercial drone platform Skyward gives further evidence that large companies are continuing to invest in the industry, hoping to cement their stake in the vast potential of drones and the IoT (Internet of Things) market. Skyward is 4 year old Oregon-based startup providing … [Read more...] about The Big Money Continues to Bet on Drones
The Perfect Match: 5 Drone Industry Partnerships to Watch
As the drone industry matures, drone manufacturers rush to partner with other technology companies: leveraging new products in order to provide more functionality, new solutions, or an entree into a new vertical. These 5 recent partnerships could provide their players with a critical edge in the industry, and up the pace of development on new technologies for drones. DJI … [Read more...] about The Perfect Match: 5 Drone Industry Partnerships to Watch
