Meet the Smellicopter. Smellicopter is a tiny drone developed by scientists at the University of Washington, capable of detecting smells like gas leaks, explosives, or even the survivors of... Read more
Drone giant DJI today launched a new mapping solution to optimize rescue drones. Drone Rescue Map is an online reference that globally tracks events involving life-saving drones. The map has... Read more
DRONELIFE is attending the InterDrone conference in Las Vegas this week, and one of the early sessions hits a rapidly growing vertical in the drone industry: law enforcement and emergency re... Read more
The Texas Military Department took to Twitter to tell civilian drone operators to stay out of the sky over Hurricane relief efforts. #ALERT: We are seeing civilian drones that pose EXTREME r... Read more
The US, France, Germany, Brazil and New Zealand are among the countries adopting a life-saving application for drones this year – as lifeguards at some of the world’s busiest bea... Read more
To paraphrase Jaws’ Martin Brody, an Australian rescue organization is “gonna need a bigger drone,” to help save lives along western beaches. Volunteer-operated Surf Life Saving WA, plans to... Read more
A South Korean UAV startup wants to deploy drones to save lives but it may need to be rescued from a sea of government regulation to survive. In 2015, Incheon-based Soomvi developed the S-20... Read more
Brazilian firefighters have a new use for drones: Rio de Janeiro firefighters are now using drones as lifeguards. Authorities say the drones will be equipped with cameras and life preserver... Read more