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New Florida Senate bill could pave way for police drones

If this New Florida Senate bill passes, we could see an increase in the use of police drones by law enforcement agencies later this year. New Florida Senate bill could pave way for police drones The new bill would allow for increased use of police drones to collect crime scene evidence, investigate a traffic crash, or even to direct traffic, by law enforcement agencies. The real-time crime center…

DJI in court over FPV Motion Controller patent infringement

Ahead of the March 2nd launch of the DJI FPV drone, DJI finds itself in court over a possible patent infringement related to their DJI FPV Motion Controller. DJI in court over FPV Motion Controller patent infringement Days before the release of the DJI FPV drone, DJI has gone to court to fend off a potential patent-infringement lawsuit from Minnesota-based QFO Labs Inc., Bloomberg reports. The…

WiBotic Launches Robot Fleet Energy Management Software

WiBotic recently introduced software designed to simplify robot fleet energy management. Commander optimizes energy delivery through large robot fleets, drones or any battery-powered device that uses WiBotic charging systems, allowing users to visualize and configure energy delivery, according to a news release. The robust API gives users the ability to fully control the charging function as part…

Schiebel Receives Light UAS Operator Certificate

Schiebel has become the first unmanned aerial system (UAS) operator in Europe to receive the Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC) for its CAMCOPTER S-100 unmanned aircraft from Austrian airspace regulator Austro Control. Under the new European Union (EU) regulatory framework for civil UAS operators, these LUCs can be awarded by national aviation authorities. Schiebel is the first UAV operator in…

Dual Sensor Technology from Visual Intelligence

Visual Intelligence provides patented dual sensor technology combined with software and analytics to deliver millimeter-class drone data.  Now, through a new partnership, inspection specialists ARE will deliver rail and utility engineering services based on the newly enabled solution. There is no doubt that drone technology has become an important tool for infrastructure inspections.  For…

Terra Drone Secures USD 14.4 Million in Series A Funding

Terra Drone Corporation, the world’s leading drone solution provider, today announced the closing of a JPY 1.5 billion (USD 14.4 million) Series A round. The fundraising was organised by INPEX, Japan’s largest oil and gas exploration and production company, and Nanto CVC No.2 Investment LLP (General Partner: Venture Labo Investment and Nanto Capital Partners, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nanto…

Extended Bandwidth for MEMS Open-Loop Accelerometers

Physical Logic has published measurement results from tests performed on a number of units of its MAToday-OL-2040C MEMS accelerometer, which were modified to provide a larger signal bandwidth. The modification and tests were performed following growing interest from the company’s customers in an extended bandwidth version of the product. The MAToday-OL-2040C is a MEMS open-loop accelerometer…

Stunning video shows just how quiet Joby’s eVTOL air taxi will be

Joby Aviation has been in semi-stealth mode for so long that this pair of videos released today comes as a real shock. Here’s our first proper look at the world’s most advanced eVTOL air taxi taking off, transitioning to horizontal flight, cruising and landing. Joby released the videos as part of an investor push as it gears up to go public on the New York Stock Exchange with a Special Purpose…

Is It Time For A FAA Drone Advisory Committee Restart? – Drone News

After watching the episode of the FAA DAC, February 24, I have to wonder if the“stakeholders” have finally lost touch with reality? I have also decided to change tactand go full-frontal on the issues and “work” accomplished by the FAA and those justtrotted out. The stakeholders can’t get the FAA to enforce the existing set of rules.Apparently, there is no money for staff to leave the FSDO’s for…

SESAR launches UAM U-Space large demonstrator projects

The SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU) has signed off in the last week a new portfolio of very large-scale demonstrations aimed at making aviation smarter and more sustainable, and paving the way for urban air mobility (UAM) in Europe. “The demonstrations were selected following the publication of two calls in 2020 (VLD2, WAVE3) amounting to EUR35 million in co-funding from the European Union’s…

EuroUSC SAMWISE Pro – Drone News

EuroUSC Italia launches SAMWISE Pro, the first web-based tool to conduct risk analysis of drone operations following the SORA methodology: an easy, fast and cost-efficient online solution to comply with the new EASA regulation for Specific category drone operations which entered into force on the 1st January 2021. Opening with a one-month free trial. SAMWISE Pro is the first web-based tool to…

New Film Festival Highlighting Technology Is Set to Debut in Southern California – Drone News

Filmmakers and content creators from around the world submitted their content for the festival. A new film festival highlighting creative content made by aerial filmmakers is set to debut in in Southern California this March. The inaugural Southern California Drone Film Festival is set for March 6, 2021 and marks the only event of its kind in California. The one-day virtual event will include…

Asylon Welcomes Former FAA Acting Administrator Dan Elwell Onto Advisory Board – Drone News

Drone and robotic security company continues to work with industry leaders Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — Asylon, Inc., an American unmanned aerial system (UAS) and robotic perimeter security company, is pleased to announce former United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Deputy and Acting Administrator Daniel K. Elwell as an official member of the board of advisors. As the Deputy and…

SPH Engineering, Velos Rotors partnership augments the first single rotor helicopter taking off, surveying – Drone News

 SPH Engineering announced that the Velos UAV helicopter has passed field tests to become the first single rotor helicopter supported by the UgCS software. UgCS now enables Velos helicopter professionals to use Velos for photogrammetry and LiDAR drone surveying missions. UgCS is now able to support the twin-engine telemetry providing input for a UAV. The newly created Telemetry Viewer can handle…

Up Close With…Black & Veatch

Black & Veatch UAV pilots flew the massive Gross Reservoir Dam Expansion Project in Colorado as part of the company’s project management role. Based in Overton Park, Kansas, 106-year-old Black & Veatch is one of the largest employee-owned companies in the United States, with 2019 revenue of $3.7 billion. Its engineering and consulting services range across the full construction cycle, and the…

New UGV Fitted with CPWS II Turret

Milrem Robotics has unveiled its new UGV (unmanned ground vehicle), the Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle, which is equipped with John Cockerill’s CPWS II turret. The vehicle is designed to support mechanized units as an intelligent wingman to main battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles. The 12-ton Type-X features intelligent functions such as follow-me, waypoint navigation and obstacle…

Upgraded V-BAT VTOL UAV Demonstrated at Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment

  Martin UAV has demonstrated the newly upgraded version of the company’s V-BAT VTOL UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), the V-BAT 128, at the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment (AEWE). Taking place at Fort Benning in Georgia, AEWE evaluates advanced technologies in support of the U.S. Army’s modernization efforts. The V-BAT 128’s enhancements include an updated engine that provides increased…