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…
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First 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 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 MoreLily, the water proof drone that tracks you
Since extreme sports enthusiasts discovered the wearable camera, a natural aerial photography evolution has risen and continues to innovate Meet Lily! a drone that not only follows you through a wearable tracking device, but is fully water proof and floats, so will be appealling to water sport enthusiasts too! The device follows its user at a safe distance avoiding the risk of accidents and will land safely before the battery runs down, it will also…
Read MoreEasyJet to deploy drones to aid aircraft safety checks
Usually when you hear the two words drone and airplane in the same sentence, its more often than not that the drone gets negative coverage in the media, but one such drone technology is being used to run aircraft safety checks. Usually faults which take human power a day to find is found in a matter of just hours by creating 3D images with millimetre accuracy. the drones are due to be in operation next…
Read MoreMeet the GL-10, NASA’s prototype Drone
The Prototype 10 engine Electric drone Greased Lightning ( GL-10) has both hover and plane mode. The prototype drone from NASA is currently in its testing stage, with the ability to take off vertically the drone has passed its hovering tests with flying colours, but the next stage is the transition from vertical to forward “wing-borne” flight. As engineers who have designed full-scale vertical take off and landing tiltrotors such as the V-22 Osprey will…
Read MoreDrones Monthly announce UK Drone Show as official media partners
Drones Monthly Magazine are happy to announce this years UK Drone Show as official Media Partners In this rapidly innovative industry the first consumer drone show has reached UK shores, the show will cater the latest in drone technology from companies on the cutting edge of innovation, whether you are an enthusiast, aerial photographer…just interested in tech or an industry professional, the UK drone show is the event to be at. tickets are on sale…
Read MoreIs the future of the emergency services unmanned?
Drones could now replace police helicopters as the forces aim to save money Following a stream of drone concepts and innovations aimed at the emergency services and search and rescue, it comes to no surprise that Chief constables at Surrey and Suffolk police aim to implement five new drones in the near future to cut spending by £4000,000 a year. The police are forced to look at the new technology after government cuts are pushing local…
Read MoreTop Minidrone Picks From Hubsan
Hubsan X4 2.4 Ghz Specs: Motor (x4): 0720RN57A-9M-130NL52 Frequency: 2.4GHz With 4 channels Battery: Voltage: 3.7V Capacity: 240mAh Flight time: around 7 minutes Control distance:around 100 metres Latest 6-axis flight control system with adjustable gyro sensitivity Permits super stable flight Lightweight airframe with nice durability USB charging cable allows to charge by computer 4 rubber feet & LED lights(2 blue,2 white) Size: 65 x 65mm This inexpensive micro / nano quadcopter…
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