Israeli drone provider Airobotics is digging into new drone applications in the mining sector. Last week, the company offered a Q&A session with mining technology manager Dan Ward to deep dive into the future of drones and mining. The interview comes on the heels of a recent announcement on the integration of LiDAR payload with its Optimus drones. The use of LiDAR … [Read more...] about Q&A: Airobotics Digs into Drones and Mining
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Drones are Moving Mainstream Fast: PwC Conducts First Coal Stock Audit Using Drones
While mining and stockpile measurement are two commercial drone applications that the industry is very familiar with, widespread industry adoption has remained a challenge for the drone industry. It's a good sign, therefore, when one of the world's biggest names in professional services, PwC, uses drones for a stock count audit. "In a global first for the network, PwC UK … [Read more...] about Drones are Moving Mainstream Fast: PwC Conducts First Coal Stock Audit Using Drones
Flyability Joins International CERBERUS Team to Take on the Sub-T Challenge
Makers of the leading industrial drone for inaccessible spaces, Swiss company Flyability has taken on the DARPA SubT Challenge with international team CERBERUS. Flyability makes the collision-tolerant Elios, already used in underground and other challenging environments for industrial uses like mining and industrial inspections. The following is from a Flyability press … [Read more...] about Flyability Joins International CERBERUS Team to Take on the Sub-T Challenge
SimActive for Mining: Drones and Volume Calculation
SimActive Inc. is a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software - for drones and for manned aircraft. It's a professional tool that provides the speed and precision big business expects. SimActive’s Correlator 3D software takes data from any sensor and uses one software interface for processing. Now, SimActive introduces new features to improve volumetric … [Read more...] about SimActive for Mining: Drones and Volume Calculation
Airobotics Strikes Gold with New Mining Drone Deal in Chile
Israeli drone provider Airobotics has unearthed a rich deposit of new business – digging up an exclusive distribution partnership with mining engineering firm RockBlast. The deal will deploy the company’s fully autonomous drones to patrol mining sites in Chile. The agreement also makes RockBlast the first company to introduce a fully autonomous drone system into South … [Read more...] about Airobotics Strikes Gold with New Mining Drone Deal in Chile