A major Chinese drones manufacturer is looking to make its mark in the inspection sector after completing a utility project in remote Bhutan. MMC deployed its latest professional-grade drone... Read more
A major Kansas utility is ramping up a two-year love affair with drone technology. Westar Energy, a company serving nearly 700,000 customers in much of east and east-central Kansas, recently... Read more
Drones may soon help officials in the Philippines cut through red tape and keep public-works projects on schedule. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III recently launched discussions with t... Read more
Industrial-drone automation firm Airobotics this week launched a new software developer program the Israeli company says will allow customers to work smarter with customizable new UAV missio... Read more
Eos Systems recently released a photogrammetry software package created specifically for drones. This past week, the Canadian firm announced the launch of PhotoModeler UAS 2016. The suite cr... Read more
Thermal imaging is a “must-have” payload for inspection drones and TeAx Technology believes its latest product may make imaging even better. The company on Thursday released the “ThermalCapt... Read more
The University of Texas is partnering with an Indian drone-software company to improve power-line inspections. Working with UT’s IC2 Institute, regional utility Austin Energy recently tested... Read more
As drone-related businesses continue to grow – along with new regulations – schools specializing in pilot training and certification are taking flight everywhere –including Australia. In Per... Read more
A team of robotics researchers have found a way to save the environment by dispatching drones into tree holes – yes, tree holes. In a paper presented last week at the 2016 IEEE/RSJ Internati... Read more
Two of the largest insurers are processing millions of property claims following Hurricane Matthew more efficiently by using drones. The hurricane, which rampaged through the Caribbean and s... Read more
One of the world’s largest telecoms is leveraging its growing drone division to help hurricane victims. Verizon completed a successful inspection deployment of UAVs in the wake of Hurricane... Read more
A dynamic duo – one part UAV company, one part software firm – wowed attendees at a European tech show last week with a new line of automated, smarter inspection drones. Last week, Dutch dro... Read more
Big Blue is banking on a new deal with a Dutch drone company to launch the Internet of Things into bluer skies. IBM announced a deal yesterday to deploy its Watson IoT platform with Netherla... Read more
Is Sky-Futures Expanse Drone Inspection Software Good for All?
Sky-Futures cloud-based drone inspection visualization and reporting software squarely targets the asset inspection sector, but will it be broadly adopted? QuickTake THE FACTS: No one questi... Read more