Drones At Work 24 results

UAS Integration Pilot Program Drones Join Battle Against Mosquitos In Florida’s Lee County

Florida has a big problem. Actually, it’s a very small problem, but there are a lot of them: mosquitos.Fighting mosquitos has long been an existential problem for the state, home to swamps and miles of coastal marshes. The land is flat, it’s warm year-round and there’s a lot of water, all ...

November 21, 2018

Flytrex Is Partnering With EASE Drones Making Drone Deliveries A Reality In The US

Drone logistics company Flytrex, which last month opened new delivery routes across the capital of Iceland, has announced a new partnership that officially brings drone delivery to the U.S. But there's a catch. You have to be playing the back nine at an exclusive golf course to take advantage....

September 6, 2018

Allstate Mobilizes Drone Fleet Ahead Of Storm Season

As storm season approaches, Allstate Insurance is set to use drones for assessment of property damage claims across four states. A fleet of drones will be at the ready in Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas to help respond after any storms this spring. The multi-state launch is Allstat...

April 8, 2017

PCS Edventures And MultiGP Announce Free Webinar

PCS Edventures!.com, Inc., (PCSV) a leading provider of K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs, today announced an upcoming free webinar scheduled for April 12th that will highlight the exciting connection between drone racing and STEM education. Participating with ...

April 6, 2017

FDNY Launches Drone For The First Time To Respond to Fire

FDNY launched its first ever tethered drone to respond to a fire in a 6-story building on Crotona Park North in the Bronx.The $85,000 FDNY tethered drone weighs 8 pounds and incorporates both a high-definition camera and infrared camera. These capabilities allow the drone to transmit live ...

March 8, 2017

DJI Shows Off Cold Weather Durability Of The Inspire 2 In WRC Sweden

One of the main complaints regarding the original DJI Inspire was its low battery life, which got considerably worse in cold climates. With the Inspire 2, not only did DJI allow for the drone to carry two batteries, they also made them self-heating during flight. That addition allows the Inspire 2 ...

February 28, 2017

Here’s A Drone’s View Of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Landing

SpaceX Rocket launches are always fun to watch, but witnessing SpaceX land a rocket is always an awe-inspiring event.Elon Musk’s company successfully landed its third rocket on the ground after delivering its payload into space, and there was a drone in the sky to capture the moment. It’s a ...

February 20, 2017

Scientists Are Using Ultra-Res Camera Drones to Survey Australia’s ‘Other’ Great Reef

The combination of drones and a highly specialized camera are allowing researchers to explore a West Australian reef in more detail than ever before.The researchers are using drones equipped with miniaturized hyperspectral cameras, and they've produced the highest-resolution footage of a coral ...

February 18, 2017

Boeing Uses Drone For Runway Water Spray Tests On New Jet

Boeing airplane engineers have, for the first time, used a drone to help conduct special tests on how its new 737 Max performs when as it hits heavy water while speeding down a runway. The drone made its debut in special water tests the company conducted recently in Glasgow, Montana, according to ...

January 20, 2017

Shark Footage Major Milestone For Shark Drone Technology Project Sentinel VDS

Perth based environmental consultancy Astron, alongside partner C4D Intel, is pleased to announce the successful completion of their first prototype field trial for Sentinel VDS, a state-of-the-art automated shark detection system using UAVs.Successful first stage operational field trial of ...

December 9, 2016