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At today’s Xponential 2021 Keynote address in Atlanta, one speaker didn’t have to worry about COVID. Spot®, the mobility robot from Boston Dynamics, had a place on the stage – accompanied by Boston Dynamics channel sales manager Tim Dykstra. Spot has mobility like no robot you’ve seen before, and Dykstra explains that the company made […] The post Have you Met Spot®? Robot from Boston Dynamics Takes the Floor at AUVSI Xponential 2021 appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

DJI crop spraying drones Agras T30 and T10 are now available internationally. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian Crosby DJI, the industry leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, is making its Agras T30 and T10 agriculture drones available in over 100 additional countries. The Agras T30 and T10, developed in partnership with farmers, make […] The post DJI Crop Spraying Drones Now Available Internationally appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Swoop Aero brings Kite, their newest air logistics platform, to the USA for FAA Certification. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian Crosby Swoop Aero, the Australian drone-powered logistics company has unveiled its most advanced aircraft, Kite™. Currently, the company is bringing Kite ™ to the USA for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification, which will propel drone […] The post Swoop Aero’s Kite: Next Level Air Logistics Platform appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Advancing Technology Aerial Firefighting Through Massive Multimodal Mobility By: Dawn Zoldi The United States (U.S.) is on fire… literally. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, this calendar year the nation has experienced 39,955 wildfires, two thousand plus more than the ten-year average (37,675). Thus far, 104 large fires have ravaged 2.4 million acres. Calfire […] The post Fighting Wildfires with Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

This June, the United States saw the launch of Wing’s free drone pilot app, OpenSky, helping drone operators of all kinds safely share the sky. Since then, the app has already seen tens of thousands of users, ranging from the likes of professional photographers to surveyors to hobby flyers, all using the app to learn […] The post Wing’s OpenSky Drone Pilot App Launches New Features After Adoption by Tens of Thousands of Users appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

The industry leading Rocky Mountain Unmanned Systems (RMUS) has partnered with the Baltimore, Maryland based industrial drones specialist Watts Innovations. The duo are collaborating on the Watts Innovations PRISM, a U.S. made heavy lift drone solution, in order to provide sales, support, training and payload integration in North America. Featuring a unique modular design, the PRISM enables […] The post U.S. Made Heavy Lift Drone: RMUS Partners with Watts Innovations appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

In the emerging sUAS industry, smaller drone manufacturing startups are up against large incumbents from the defense industry – and finding new ways to compete. The following is a guest post by Pat Hume, CEO of Canvas GFX, thought leaders in visual communications. DRONELIFE neither accepts nor makes payment for guest posts. By Pat Hume, CEO […] The post Top to Bottom Speed: How the Drone industry is Forging a Disruptive Model in Manufacturing appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

On July 18th, Volansi, the industry leader in autonomous Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) point-to-point drone delivery services, completed the first-ever autonomous Unmanned Aircraft Systems’ (UAS) maritime cargo delivery between two moving US government vessels off the coast of Key West, Florida. The maritime cargo deliveries were completed over the course of three separate flights. […] The post Maritime Cargo Delivery Drones: Volansi Completes First Autonomous Mission appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

The Future of Vertical Mobility in the Dallas Metroplex By: Dawn Zoldi They say everything is bigger in Texas. When it comes to drones and advanced aerial mobility (AAM), nothing could be more accurate. The state has put itself high up on the leaderboard in terms of opportunities and forward-leaning initiatives. And Ernest Huffman, Aviation […] The post Everything’s Bigger in Texas: Bringing Vertical Mobility to the Dallas Metroplex appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Uncle Toad’s live racing drone provides viewers of the Natural Selection Tour with an unbelievable point of view. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby The Los Angeles based media group Uncle Toad’s, an award-winning production company, was recently chosen to develop and implement a first-of-its-kind camera angle for the Natural Selection Tour snowboarding event. […] The post Uncle Toad’s Creates First Ever Live Racing Drone for Snowboarding Tour appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Advance Aircraft Company’s gasoline-electric hybrid multirotor for endurance drone operations stays aloft up to eight times longer than conventional multirotors. By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Jim Magill A fledgling drone manufacturing company, led by a former NASA aeronautical engineer, recently announced the launch of its first commercial product, a multirotor unmanned aircraft whose gasoline-electric hybrid engine […] The post Former NASA Rocket Scientist Designs a Drone: and it Looks Totally Different than a Conventional MultiRotor appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Flyability Launches Elios 2 RAD For Remote Indoor Radiation Detection by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Flyability, a Switzerland based company with a focus on indoor drones for inspections in challenging environments, has launched the Elios 2 RAD, a drone equipped with a radiation sensor made for inspections at nuclear stations. Traditionally, nuclear stations […] The post Flyability Launches Elios 2 RAD for Remote Indoor Radiation Detection by Drone appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

A newly released market survey by AIRT and DRONERESPONDERS reveals that DJI continues to dominate the public safety sector, holding more than 90% of the market share: while Autel Robotics holds the number 2 position. The research was performed by Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), the leading 501(c)3 non-profit organization supporting the use of unmanned systems […] The post DJI Still Dominates Public Safety Sector, Survey Finds appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

What do the Green Bay Packers and forest-scanning drones have in common? Cheeseheads. While Packer fans proudly identify with the dairy-infused moniker, a research project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has adapted the name for a ground-breaking UAV project to improve weather forecasting by understanding how vegetation and forests influence the atmosphere. CHEESEHEAD (Chequamegon Heterogeneous […] The post CHEESEHEAD Drone Project May Improve Climate Models appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Drone Delivery Canada is partnering with the University of British Columbia to deploy delivery drones to the Stellat’en First Nation. The agreement is part of UBC’s Remote Communities Drone Transportation Initiative and will enable defined-route deliveries using DDC’s Sparrow drone and its DroneSpot takeoff and landing zones to transport cargo to the Stellat’en Village of […] The post Drone Delivery Canada Partners to Deliver Supplies to Rural Communities appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Politico reports that Sens. John Hoeven and Richard Blumenthal have introduced a proposed amendment to the massive U.S. infrastructure bill. The proposed amendment would “block funds for technology purchases from going toward buying Chinese-made drones,” says Politico. The proposed $1 trillion infrastructure bill includes $500 million to upgrade and improve the nation’s ageing transportation infrastructure: funding […] The post Proposed Senate Amendment Would Prevent Purchase of Chinese-Made Drones with Infrastructure Bill Funding appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss next week’s episode of the Dawn of Drone Podcast series. Right now, aerial firefighting is more important than ever to communities around the world. Join‌ ‌Dawn‌ ‌and‌ ‌Guests‌ ‌Todd‌ ‌Spain,‌ ‌Executive‌ ‌Director‌ ‌of‌ ‌The‌ ‌Advanced‌ ‌Mobility‌ ‌Collective‌ ‌and‌ ‌Ben‌ ‌Miller,‌ ‌Director‌ ‌of‌ ‌Colorado’s‌ ‌Center‌ ‌of‌ ‌Excellence‌ ‌(COE)‌ ‌for‌ ‌Advanced‌ ‌Technology‌ ‌Aerial‌ ‌Firefighting‌ ‌during‌ […] The post Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting: the Dawn of Drones Podcast appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

North Carolina-based drone company PrecisionHawk is powering up a new partnership with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) to teach electric co-ops the ABCs of UAVs. The new course and skills assessment are designed to enhance pilots’ knowledge and confidence to inspect electricity transmission and distribution assets more safely and efficiently. The skills assessment […] The post PrecisionHawk Launches Drone Skills Program for Rural Electric Co-ops appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Even as Jeff Bezos touches ground after his recent space flight, Amazon’s drone delivery efforts on the British Isles could be heading for its own splashdown. Wired is reporting Amazon Prime Air, the retail giant’s drone delivery arm, is laying off more than 100 employees in the UK and reshuffling dozens of job roles. “Insiders […] The post Wired Reports Mayhem for Amazon Drone Delivery Unit in the UK appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Verizon, Parrot, and Skyward have announced an exclusive partnership to bring the first out-of-the-box 4G LTE connected drone solution to the United States. The Skyward Connected Drone Solution, with Parrot’s ANAFI Ai, will be available in the second half of 2021 through Skyward. Parrot ANAFI Ai has a lot to offer commercial drone customers. ANAFI […] The post The First 4G LTE Connected Drone Hits the Market: Parrot, Verizon, and Skyward appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Drone software provider Auterion is teaming up with European thermal-imaging company Workswell to produce precision, bispectral UAV cameras. The aerial marriage will make it easier for drone manufacturers to use Auterion’s open-standards software platform to integrate with Workswell’s WIRIS Pro and WIRIS Security thermal imaging cameras. The companies expect the announced integration will “works well” […] The post Auterion Partners with Workswell to Optimize Drone Thermal Cameras appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

A partnership between German drone manufacturer Wingcopter and air medical service provider Air Methods may soon launch the first drone based, healthcare-specific delivery network across the United States. Dubbed Spright, the network would battle the lack of immediate or timely access to healthcare resources such as blood, medicines, diagnostics and small medical devices. Air Methods […] The post Wingcopter’s New Partnership to Launch Nationwide Medical Drone Delivery Network appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Swiss drone manufacturer Wingtra has announced their next generation offering, the WingtraOne GEN II—a VTOL drone with an oblique payload and advanced reliability algorithms for the ultimate 3D drone mapping data capture. “GEN II reflects 100,000 flights worth of intelligence taken on by a dedicated team of engineers who translated it into leading-edge reliability, safety and […] The post 3D Drone Mapping Data Capture: WingtraOne GEN II’s Oblique Camera Configuration appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

China’s JD.com is one of the world’s leading online retailers, breaking into the Global Fortune 500’s top 100 companies this year. Like Amazon in the U.S., JD recognized the value of a JD delivery drone early on: and the company has trialed using drones to deliver to remote areas. Since the massive floods hit China […] The post China’s JD.com Developed a World-Class Delivery Drone. This Engineer Drove 10 Hours to Use His Drone to Deliver Food to Flood-Stranded Workers appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Learn how one teacher approaches using drones in elementary education – to start developing the diverse aerospace workforce of the future. By DRONELIFE Contributor Dawn M.K. Zoldi For more of Dawn’s in-depth content, don’t miss the next Dawn of Drones podcast, right here on DRONELIFE! Meghan Salter, a public school teacher from Huntington, West Virginia […] The post Drones in Elementary Education: How the 2020 Cabell County’s Teacher of the Year Makes it Work appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article