Saragossa, August 21, 015 — Parrot, one of the world leading dronecompanies, will sponsor Expodronica, the 1st first International trade showon civil drones to be held in Spain, next September 24th & 25th. The French drone manufacturer will be one of the main...
Dutch Government Successfully Uses Aerialtronics Drones to Control Traffic
The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment used three Altura Zenith ATX 8 drones to monitor the traffic leading to and from the Concert at Sea festival in Zeeland. The drones monitored an area of 30 square kilometres and were supported with a strong wireless...
Good Call as T-Mobile Take Delivery of First Drone From Aerialtronics
June 30, 2015 — Telecoms ​companies can save time and significant operation costs when inspecting mobile communication towers with drones, according to Jeffrey Leentjes, network specialist at T-Mobile. T-Mobile, who took delivery of the Altura Zenith UAV system...
UAS Company Profiles Highlight Drone Differences
This article was based on conversations with representatives of eight companies in the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) industry. The following company profiles explore some of the technical aspects and challenges of using UAS technology for mapping.
Folding Drone Inspired by Origami
A prototype drone, built by researchers at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, uses folds inspired by origami. The tiny quadcopter drone could be released quickly in large numbers in a disaster zone to assess damage and contact survivors.
PlexiDrone Achieves Canada’s Highest Grossing Crowdfunding Campaign
TORONTO, May 7, 2015 — DreamQii, a robotics company based out of the DMZ at Ryerson University, has led the highest grossing Canadian campaign in Indiegogo's history, raising over $2 million USD (over C$2.5 million) to support the production of PlexiDrone. The...
Spain Will Hold “Expodronica,” the First International Trade Show for Civil Drones
Saragossa, April 9, 2015—Spain will be hosting the first trade show on civil drones on 24th and 25th of September this year. Expodronica will be held in the city of Saragossa, becoming the leading trade show in a sector, which is expected to triple its market size...
Europe Weighs in on Drone Regulation with Category Definitions
The European Aviation Safety Agency announced its regulatory approach for the commercial and civil operation of unmanned aircraft systems on March 12, 2015.
Motorola Solutions Invests in Drone Maker CyPhy Works
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Mar 16, 2015—Motorola Solutions has made a strategic investment in CyPhy Works, a leading developer of advanced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones. Founded by Helen Greiner, co-founder of iRobot, CyPhy Works has developed a...
XactSense is First to Fly Velodyne's New Low-Cost LIDAR Puck”
Providence, Rhode Island, March 02, 2015—XactSense Inc. has developed a new platform for low-altitude aerial mapping using the newly released Velodyne LIDAR VLP-16 “Puckâ€. Drone LIDAR mapping for the masses is here. The new multi-laser puck builds on...
