Japanese drone provider Terra Drone Corporation has teamed up with Japanese telecommunications and security firms, KDDI and SECOM, to demonstrate a new drone security system that can detect and identify suspicious people at one of Japan’s largest stadiums. Integrating Terra Drone’s drone software solutions and KDDI’s Smart Drone octocopters, the UAVs patrolled Saitama … [Read more...] about Japanese Drone Project Can Identify Bad Guys in Stadiums
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AirVuz Video of the Week: Japan!
You'll have to vote for yourself at AirVuz - all of the video of the week nominees look absolutely phenomenal! But here at DRONELIFE we have a fascination with Japan, so this stunning video was irresistible. … [Read more...] about AirVuz Video of the Week: Japan!
Tokyo Researchers’ Dragon Drone Can Shape-shift on the Fly
Researchers at the University of Tokyo's JSK Lab have developed a modular flying drone capable of adapting its shape to suit its environment. It's called DRAGON, which conveniently stands for Dual-rotor embedded multilink Robot with the Ability of multi-deGree-of-freedom aerial transformatiON. DRAGON is powered by ducted fans that can adapt on the fly to form whatever shape … [Read more...] about Tokyo Researchers’ Dragon Drone Can Shape-shift on the Fly
DroneDeploy Opens New Markets in Japan
Drone software startup DroneDeploy has launched its ''DroneDeploy Cloud Service'' in Japan with SoftBank C&S as the distributor. “With DroneDeploy as an industry innovator in drone operations technology, and with SoftBank C&S's successful track record in bringing software giants to market in Japan, this partnership paves the way for DroneDeploy to continue its rapid … [Read more...] about DroneDeploy Opens New Markets in Japan
Japanese Company to Use Drones to Curb Excessive Overtime
In the west, most workers are out of the door long before the clock strikes 5pm on a Friday. In Japan things are a little different. Productivity is everything, unions are passive and overtime is the accepted norm. The hard-working culture is literally killing people through stress-related illnesses and exhaustion. Japan's labor ministry has a word for it: “karoshi”, which … [Read more...] about Japanese Company to Use Drones to Curb Excessive Overtime
