Airbus has announced the smooth landing and world record flight of the first production aircraft of its Zephyr programme, the Zephyr S HAPS (High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite). The solar-powered drone took off on July 11th in Arizona and landed over 25 days later. Airbus said in a statement that "This maiden flight of the solar-powered Zephyr S proves the system's capabilities … [Read more...] about 25 days, 23 hours, 57 minutes: Airbus’ Solar-Powered Drone Completes Record Maiden Flight
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Using Drones and AI For Automated Crowd Surveillance
Artificial intelligence is amazing in all of its guises, whether that's a DJI drone using computer vision to stop short of a collision or an Intel-powered UAV using machine learning to identify whales. There are plenty of applications combining AI and drones that are changing lives and industries for the better. However, when developing software, algorithms and machines … [Read more...] about Using Drones and AI For Automated Crowd Surveillance
Drones Among Devices to Be Integrated with New Surveillance Technology
NEC Australia and CrowdOptic are jointly introducing an intelligent live video streaming security system enabled by real-time analysis of footage captured from fixed cameras and mobile camera sensors in body cams, smartphones, and drones. This marks a significant improvement on video surveillance and facial recognition, which today relies predominantly on footage captured … [Read more...] about Drones Among Devices to Be Integrated with New Surveillance Technology
