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Rescue drone that finds survivors using their cellphones’ WiFi signals
Search and rescue operations are increasingly using drones, and the speed and ease with which UAVs can be launched is especially important when applying them as an emergency response tool. Jonathan C...
25 July 2014, by
Dronologista
Drones against illegal fishing
Image source: Flickr
With industry losses worth US$23 billion per year, illegal fishing represents a major global problem. One out of three bluefin tunas are caught illegally, as are around 20% of a...
24 July 2014, by
Dronologista
Family uses drone to help locate missing man | WMTV
See more on WMTV....
23 July 2014, by
Hallie Siegel
Flying Donkey Challenge on hold as Kenyan authorities cope with Westgate Mall fallout
Today organizers announced that the first edition of the Flying Donkey Challenge in Kenya, which had preliminary sub-challenges slated to begin this November, is on hold indefinitely due to delays in ...
18 July 2014, by
Hallie Siegel
Alleged drone ‘Peeping Tom’ photo reveals perils of drone related journalism | Forbes
Last month a Seattle woman said that a drone made her nervous because it was flying outside of her window. Early media reports called the device a flying “Peeping Tom.” Soon afterwards, nat...
15 July 2014, by
Hallie Siegel
Amazon requests FAA permission to test delivery drones
In April this year, Amazon.com issued a shareholder letter that stated: “The Prime Air team is already flight testing our 5th and 6th generation aerial vehicles…″ Fast forward three months to t...
14 July 2014, by
Dronologista
Amazon seeks FAA permission to test drones outdoors near Seattle
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is seeking permission from U.S. regulators to test its delivery drones near Seattle, as part of a rapid expansion of a program that has sparked widespread deba...
13 July 2014, by
Andra Keay
Drone startup: SR2
There are number of industries that could harness the potential of UAVs, but they lack the skills and/or resources to design and build a reliable and professional system that fits their needs. SR2 w...
10 July 2014, by
Dronologista
Winners of hurricane-tracking UAS design challenge announced | NASA News
From a NASA press release:
A team of students from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg captured first place in NASA's University Aeronautics Design C...
09 July 2014, by
Hallie Siegel
FAA Will Miss UAS/NAS Integration Deadline | UAS Vision
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is in danger of missing a Congressionally mandated deadline for expanding the use of non military UAS in the US, according to a report that was conducted by t...
03 July 2014, by
Hallie Siegel
Drone startups: Fotokite
Although I am amazed with UAVs and their versatility, I must admit that having a flying camera zoom by – and zoom in on me – can be intimidating. Not because the drone has a camera, but because ...
03 July 2014, by
Dronologista
The thriving drone community of South Africa
Source: Skylab Productions
A couple of years ago, while I was living in Cape Town, I met a group of people who were so into drones and aerial filming that they managed to initiate me into the world ...
30 June 2014, by
Dronologista
How important is the FAA’s first commercial licence approval?
On June 10th, the FAA issued a press release announcing their approval of the first commercial UAS flight over land. According to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, this represented an "important ...
16 June 2014, by
Hallie Siegel
While the cat’s away, the mice play: What the drone delivery biz is doing while FAA ruling is under appeal
The Federal Aviation Administration’s rules on civilian use are currently on hold by a federal court, and in the interim, companies are scrambling to take advantage of using drones to deliver produc...
13 June 2014, by
Robert Corday
BP gets first FAA approval to use commercial UAVs
BP, the oil and energy company, received the first FAA early-use approval to fly Puma UAVs in and around Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. ...
11 June 2014, by
Frank Tobe
HorseFly unmanned aerial parcel delivery system uses truck as base
Parcel delivery UAVs are a simple idea that requires a complex technology and great deal of vision. Matternet, Amazon.com and DHL (with their Paketkopter) are actively developing their drone delivery ...
11 June 2014, by
Dronologista
Elon Musk wants to make a flying car | The Independent
"Maybe we'll make a flying car, just for fun," said Elon Musk. From any other businessman, such a statement would be a joke. But the billionaire, 42, who has poured the millions he made from the sal...
09 June 2014, by
Hallie Siegel
Bay Area Maker Faire biggest yet
Aerial shot of the Bay Area Maker Faire 2014 from 3D Robotics using their IRIS autonomous aerial vehicle.
Maker Faire, held at the San Mateo Event Center May 17-18, was the biggest Maker Faire Bay A...
29 May 2014, by
Frank Tobe
Small Unmanned Systems Business Expo recap
"sUSB Expo 2014 showed signs of a maturing drone industry," said Antoine Martin of Unmanned Vehicle Systems Consulting.
The sold-out 2nd annual sUSB Expo 2014, held in San Francisco earlier this ...
29 May 2014, by
Frank Tobe
America’s dominance in military robotics is starting to crumble
Foreign Policy Magazine's recent examination of "The Looming Robotics Gap" by University of Pennsylvania International Relations Associate Professor Michael C Horowitz, and recent Pentagon in...
19 May 2014, by
Frank Tobe
Livestream: Small Unmanned Systems Business Expo 2014
Watch the live stream from the second sUSB-Expo in San Francisco. Speakers include Henri Seydoux of Parrot Drone, Wolfgang Juchmann of Velodyne LiDAR, Rory Paul of Volt Aerial Robotics, Chris Ande...
08 May 2014, by
Robohub Editors
Aerial drone maps show Philippine typhoon devastation, aid in reconstruction
A drone's eye view of the many coconut trees that were uprooted when Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines.
Photo Essay
Six months ago, Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippine’s South East coast....
07 May 2014, by
Adam Klaptocz
A drone’s eye view of the latest oil train explosion | Motherboard
Drones used for journalism and disaster response have been hovering in a grey area, as the FAA argues that organized operations can't use them. The footage above helps emphasize the usefulness of dron...
01 May 2014, by
Hallie Siegel
ECA Group acquires UAV copter maker Infotron for $10 million
Groupe Gorgé, via their subsidiary ECA S.A., has acquired French UAV copter provider Infotron for €2.5 million and 375,000 shares of ECA - a combined value of around $10 million. The acquisition s...
22 April 2014, by
Frank Tobe
Drone crashes could cause headaches and lawsuits | NBC
A drone fell from the sky during a triathlon in western Australia, resulting in an injury to a runner and raising questions about who is legally responsible when an unmanned aerial vehicle comes crash...
09 April 2014, by
CIS Blog
What to do if you find a lost drone | Forbes
“I think if you find a drone, you set it free. If it comes back to you, it’s meant to be,” said legal drone expert Ryan Calo kiddingly, before more seriously suggesting calling the manufacturer ...
03 April 2014, by
CIS Blog
No drone experts were harmed in the making of this video … Or were they?
What's with all the quadrotors in auto advertising these days? And what do quadrotor swarms have to do with cars? Probably not much at all, but apparently associating your auto brand with high-perfor...
28 March 2014, by
Hallie Siegel and Ioannis K. Erripis
Flying Donkey Challenge announces 33 entrants for first subchallenge
The Flying Donkey Challenge asks teams to create a UAV solution that can eventually circle Mount Kenya collecting and delivering 20 kilo payloads. The first subchallenge in this escalating task will t...
17 March 2014, by
Andra Keay
Commercial drone use legal in USA? Who’s willing to make bail?
Or perhaps the better question is: who's willing to be the test case?
A US federal court judge ruled against the FAA yesterday in their case against Raphael Pirker (the first and only person fine...
07 March 2014, by
Andra Keay
Facebook plans to offer Internet service using aerial robots
In a story on TechCrunch, it was revealed that Facebook is in talks to acquire or partner with Titan Aerospace. Titan makes solar-powered aerial robots that can fly for up to five years without needin...
05 March 2014, by
Frank Tobe
