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Sony announce commercial drone plans for 2016
Sony Mobile and ZMP to Establish Joint Venture for Developing and Providing Enterprise Solutions that Utilize Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Sony who will own 50.005% & ZMP who will own 49.995% are expected to jointly found ‘Aerosense Inc’ in early auguest 2015, with Sony’s camera, sensing, telecommunications network & with its advanced robotics technologies will be leveraged with ZMP’s automated driving & robotics technologies. Sony is not going to sell drones directly but will lease them to…
Read MoreBrendan Schulman joins DJI as its vice president of policy and legal affairs
With Negative opinions from the public concerning privacy issues and authority regulations hindering such projects DJI have hired Mr Schulman at a critical time where the company is expanding in both consumer and commercial sectors. Brendan Schulman is a lawyer who specialises in drone policies and law surrounding the UAV industry, with over 20 years experience in aerial technologies. Frank Wang, CEO and founder of DJI. commented,”The next few years will be critical in setting…
Read MoreInnovative new Start-up NoFlyZoneUK working to advance the Commercial UAV Industry
With increased usage of UAVs taking place over the course of the last 12 months concerns over privacy, safety and airspace access have come to the forefront of industry debates. Regulatory processes are continuing to evolve in the face of this expanding industry to ensure that such concerns are all addressed correctly. However the challenge is effectively tackling these issues without hindering the UAV industry and the vast benefits it can bring. In light of…
Read MoreFirst International UAV Humanitarian Award to be Awarded at UK Drone Show 2015
Today, unmanned aerial vehicles are used across a myriad of applications, from filming Hollywood blockbusters to exploring impenetrable geographic locations. However recently, the aerial technology has begun to lend itself to a new purpose – Humanitarianism. Today’s UAVs are faster, safer and cheaper to fly which makes them hugely appealing and effective candidates for humanitarian ventures. This has been highlighted in the recent Nepal earthquake disaster, where volunteer UAV pilots played a huge part in…
Read MoreResearch takes to the skies
The University of Brighton is using a drone in Western Canada to map a river bed both above and below water level, and then model how sandy rivers respond to human interference and environmental change. The radio-controlled quadcopter gives scientists an aerial view of the river at such a high resolution that is possible to see a 10p coin on the ground. Phil Ashworth, Professor of Physical Geography, is leading the technological development of the…
Read MoreCustom-built vehicles to drive international UAS research programs
BN Security & Defence, a specialist solutions integrator, has delivered two custom-built, feature-packed UAS Command and Control (CC) vehicles to the Autonomous Systems Research Group (ASRG) at the University of Southampton. The strategic research group is funded by international agencies to undertake work in autonomous systems, sensing, computing, communications and platforms that provide world class, cost effective capabilities for scientists and business. The two new vehicles will play a central role in the University’s engagement,…
Read MoreNasa reveals drone prototype bound for Mars
The drone could scour Mars to look for landing sites for a manned mission in the 2020s Nasa will begin testing the craft here on earth at an altitude of 10,000 feet to recreate the conditions faced on the red planet. The drone named the Preliminary Research Aerodynamic Design to Land on Mars, or Prandtl-m, which is a flying wing aircraft is planned to be ready for launch from at high altitude via a balloon…
Read MoreEthan Jackson at Microsoft Research talks about outbreak prevention using drones
Drones continue to be used in new research for life preservation, the latest project from Microsoft aims to do just that by using drones to collect data on disease carrying mosquitoes Microsoft Research, working with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health, University of Pittsburgh and St. George’s University, conducted a feasibility study in Grenada to determine the viability of Project Premonition. The research uses autonomous methods such as drone-enabled mosquito traps to attract and collect mosquitoes,…
Read MoreDrones packing infrared imaging cameras identify wildfires
Drones and emerging infrared camera imaging technology could provide a much-needed boost to wildland firefighters in the coming years as they try to spot new fires and keep track of existing ones. Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands spokesman Jason Curry said Tuesday a national unmanned aircraft system could be in place within the next few years to help with monitoring, measuring and eventually detecting wildfires. “Something real-time that could notify dispatch centers…
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