Artificial Intelligence (AI) definitely tops the list of important themes for the drone industry. From data management to flight automation, AI has been part of the description. But how exactly does AI power processes like industrial inspections? An integration between a drone data management platform and an AI company serves as an example. Drone inspections generate a lot … [Read more...] about How AI Powers Industrial Inspections by Drone: the Neurala and Optelos Collaboration
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Fully Automated Drone Solutions and 5G Networks are a Game Changing Combination
A DRONELIFE Exlusive interview with Dor Abuhasira, Co-Founder and CEO of Percepto. Of all of the buzz words used in the drone industry in 2019, "automation" was one of the biggest. Along with AI , drone companies touted automation in every aspect of drone use. There are not many drone companies, however, for whom autonomous flight truly means flight without the presence of … [Read more...] about Fully Automated Drone Solutions and 5G Networks are a Game Changing Combination
Is it Time for the Industrial Sector to Embrace Drone Technology?
The following is a guest post by technology writer Marla Keene, working for AXControl, Inc. Imagine you’re the head of a public power utility system. Winter is coming, and you need to make sure your system’s hydroelectric power isn’t hampered by broken ice floes on the river system. Steel pontoons and cables have been installed by your team to hold the ice back, but they … [Read more...] about Is it Time for the Industrial Sector to Embrace Drone Technology?
FlightWave’s Jupiter Tricopter Hits the Sweet Spot for Industrial Drone Applications
On the first day of the Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas today, FlightWave Aerospace introduced their latest product: the Jupiter Tricopter. Tricopter is a word we don't hear all the time in the drone industry. "Approaching a 10-year-old saturated market, we came out with something unique... it's something special," says Edmund Cronin, FlightWave's Chief Market … [Read more...] about FlightWave’s Jupiter Tricopter Hits the Sweet Spot for Industrial Drone Applications
Truly Automated Drones are Still Ground-Breaking: WEF Names Airobotics One of the World’s Tech Pioneers
Automation is a word - and a concept - that gets thrown around a lot in the drone industry. Critical features including automated flights, automated conflict avoidance, and automated charging are constantly being developed. Still, a regular industrial or military drone mission that is truly fully automated - without a pilot or human operator required onsite - is relatively … [Read more...] about Truly Automated Drones are Still Ground-Breaking: WEF Names Airobotics One of the World’s Tech Pioneers
