Drone industry thought leaders from all over the world are in Rwanda this week at the African Drone Forum. Future industry leaders are also present: the World Bank's 2020 African Drone Youth Scholar program. Ranging in age from 19 - 29, these 18 young scholars and professionals, innovators and entrepreneurs have been chosen from over 400 applicants based on both their … [Read more...] about The New Thought Leaders in Africa’s Drone Industry: World Bank’s Drone Youth Scholars
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U.S. University Teams: Build the Army’s Next Generation Drone in the FirePoint C3 Challenge
FirePoint C3 Challenge Invites Student Teams to Submit Their Best Designs to Build the Army’s Next-Generation Unmanned Aerial Vehicle & Win $35,000 University Teams Can Register Now for Converge/Collaborate/Create Competition for a Chance to Partner with Army Futures Command & Leading Aerospace Companies to Build Working UAV Prototype WICHITA, KS (September 12, … [Read more...] about U.S. University Teams: Build the Army’s Next Generation Drone in the FirePoint C3 Challenge
DJI Steps into Educational Market with RoboMaster S1
DJI's 'Learn to Win' teaser has culminated in a ground robot for the educational market, the RoboMaster S1. The launch follows on from DJI's collaboration with RyzeTech and the Tello drone, but this time the Chinese industry leader has handled everything in-house. The S1 is designed to introduce a younger audience to the fun and possibilities of robotics. The robot has … [Read more...] about DJI Steps into Educational Market with RoboMaster S1
RYZE Tech, Marvel & Disney Launch Tello Iron Man Edition
DJI's local partner Ryze Tech has made a name for itself as a manufacturer of drones that are ideal for beginners and well-suited to` educational purposes. The original Tello launched last year with technological backing from Intel and DJI. The result was a highly capable but incredibly affordable little drone. The Tello was revamped at the end of 2018 in the form of the … [Read more...] about RYZE Tech, Marvel & Disney Launch Tello Iron Man Edition
DroneBlocks and Ocean Alliance Team Up On SnotBot App
We've reported a number of times on the fantastic work undertaken by Ocean Alliance, a marine conservation organization using drones to study whales at sea. Ocean Alliance's Dr Iain Kerr devised a way to capture biological data from whale's blows using adapted DJI aircraft. 'Flying Petri Dish' isn't very catchy, so they named the concept SnotBot instead. Previously Kerr's … [Read more...] about DroneBlocks and Ocean Alliance Team Up On SnotBot App
