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3D Robotics raises 50M in latest round
Read nowLess than two weeks after the Federal Aviation Administration unveiled its proposed regulations for commercial drones, one California-based drone company sealed its latest round of financing. North America’s largest personal drone manufacturer, 3D Robotics, raised $50 million on Wednesday led...
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Brain-controlled drone
Read nowTechnology that allows a drone to be piloted from the ground using only a person's brainwaves has been demonstrated in Portugal. The company behind the development, Tekever, said the technology could in the short term be used to enable people...
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DHL Launches Worlds First Drone Delivery Service
Read nowBoth Google and Amazon have announced their intentions to use drone for delivery of small parcels. Now German delivery firm DHL has beat them to the punch and implemented the worlds first true drone delivery service. The drone, dubbed the...
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PlexiDrone Raises Over One Million Dollars On Indiegogo
Read nowDJI's runaway success in the consumer grade drone market has caused many start-ups to enter the fray. A myriad of companies both old and new are developing consumer grade drones priced around the one thousand dollar mark. But none...
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Drone In Abu Dhabi Rescues Stranded Window Cleaner
Read nowPolice in Abu Dhabi used a drone to come to the aid of stranded window cleaner on the 10th floor. The cleaning platform malfunctioned while he was cleaning the windows of a tower block on Sheikh Rashed bin Saeed Al...
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Fusion Network Joins Media Coalition Using Drones
Read nowThe coalition of news media outlets partnering with Virginia Tech to test Drones has added Fusion to its ranks. "We could not be more pleased to be working with Virginia Tech and the coalition on this exciting project," said Fusion...
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Drones Used To Spot Gas Field Hazards
Read nowIdentified Technologies has created an automated drone and docking system for gathering data at industrial sites. The gas powered unmanned helicopter has an hour and a half flight time and can fly autonomously by following advanced magnetic sensors. “Companies are...
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Unveils Interplanetary Drone Mars Helicopter
Read nowThe Mars Helicopter a new concept vehicle for future missions could dramatically increase our knowledge of the red planet. Designed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the aerial drone would fly reconnaissance mission over Mars surface and collect data. That data...