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Fulfillment Centers Soon to Ride Rails and Dispatch Amazon Delivery Drones

Fulfillment Centers to Ride Rails and Dispatch Amazon Delivery Drones

October 19, 2018October 16, 2018 theDroneInfoamazon, amazon drone delivery, Commercial Drone Applications, Drone Technology, drones, uav0 comment

Amazon aims to patent fulfillment centers that can ride the rails and dispatch Amazon Delivery Drones SOURCE : https://www.geekwire.com/2018/amazon-aims-patent-fulfillment-centers-can-ride-rails-dispatch-drones/ If Amazon follows through on a pair of patent applications, future fulfillment centers could be transported on their rounds by trains, ships or trucks and deliver their goods with autonomous drones flying out from the tops of shipping containers. The on-demand system for package delivery is covered in two applications that were filed a year and a half ago but published just today. The inventors are principal software engineer Brian Beckman…

A spectacular drone show lit up the night sky above Burning Man as autonomous swarm of 300 drones displayed an orchestrated aerial ballet.

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Orchestrated Drone Show Mesmerizes at Burning Man

September 22, 2018September 21, 2018 theDroneInfoAerial Show, Burning Man, drone light show, Drone Performance, Drone Technology, drones, uavs0 comment

SOURCE:http://www.govtech.com/products/Drones-Continue-to-Find-Work-in-Ohio.html The drone display at Burning Man 2018 was inspired by the flight patterns of starlings. (Photo: Ruprecht Studios via Vimeo) Drone ballet at Burning Man mesmerizes crowd

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LCCC Drone Courses and Plans Even More Training

February 2, 2018January 29, 2018 theDroneInfodrone, drone courses, Drone Technology, drone training, drones0 comment

Drones are becoming popular in a number of industries from real estate to photography, and so the demand for those licensed to operate a commercial drone is increasing. To meet demand, Lehigh Carbon Community College introduced its first classes on commercial drone certification last year. After a successful initial run, the community college will be hosting a second series of drone classes on campus this semester. Richard Wilt, dean of the School of Communication Arts, Computers and Technology at LCCC, which is offering the classes, said the classes are being…

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4 Reasons GoPro’s Drone Dreams Evaporated

January 31, 2018January 29, 2018 theDroneInfodrone, Drone Technology, drones, flying drones, Go Pro0 comment

GoPro’s (NASDAQ:GPRO) stock plummeted in early January after the action camera maker reduced its fourth quarter sales forecast, lowered the price of its flagship Hero 6 Black camera, and exited the drone business. The death of GoPro’s drone business was particularly devastating since it was seemingly the company’s best chance to pivot away from the saturated action camera market. It was also surprising. GoPro claimed during last quarter’s conference call that the Karma was the second best selling drone in the US priced above $1,000, and that it controlled 24%…

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Trump’s New Drone Policies Could Seal US Drone Industry’s Doom

January 18, 2018January 15, 2018 theDroneInfodrone industry, drone regulations, drones, Trump0 comment

President Donald Trump’s new drone technology plans and policies won’t be enough to restore U.S. leadership in the sector, according to a former intelligence official who helped Ronald Reagan amp up critical American missile defense technology during the Cold War. What’s more, the policies won’t help protect American lives and interests from drone-based terrorist attacks, Michael Sekora, former director of Project Socrates, told SiliconANGLE in an interview. The classified Defense Intelligence Agency tech initiative is often credited with transforming Reagan’s stalled “Star Wars” Strategic Defense Initiative vision into a multitiered…

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R.I.P Christmas Drones as Many Drones Go Missing on the Space Coast

January 15, 2018January 15, 2018 theDroneInfodrones, lost drone0 comment

It was but two days after Christmas when the Fenno family lost their new Christmas gift: a drone. The Melbourne residents were visiting family in Georgia when they took the drone for its first spin. It was dark, said Kaitlee Fenno, but the drone had lights so the family assumed it was in the clear. “We were out in a long drive with an open field near the bottom, so we thought for sure we wouldn’t lose the thing even with the surrounding woods, and especially with the bright lights,”…

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The US Military to Create Laser-powered Bat Drones for War

January 11, 2018January 9, 2018 theDroneInfoDrone Technology, drones, military0 comment

The American government’s defence department is offering funding to companies that can create a new generation of autonomous bat-like drones powered by lasers. They are particularly interested in “biomimetic” technology, which is a design mimicking real-life biological systems or functions. The department’s Defence Enterprise Science Initiative is offering grants between $1.5 million and $6 million for companies who can make them nature-inspired unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Operators sitting in the ground control operating station for a remotely piloted air system in the RAF The new generation of vehicles would need…

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GoPro is Quitting Drone Business Blaming Tough Rules in US and Europe

January 9, 2018 theDroneInfodrones, GoPro0 comment

Hi-tech camera firm GoPro is quitting the drone market saying politicians and lawyers had made it impossible for it to be successful. The company said hundreds of jobs would be lost as it blamed “a hostile regulatory environment in Europe and the United States” for putting paid to its Karma drone venture. Air safety officials in the US, UK and continental Europe have raised concerns about drone strikes on commercial aircraft. Meanwhile, privacy campaigners and police forces have issued warnings about people using drones to spy on neighbours or other…

N.C. Department of Transportation’s Drone Workshops Returning in 2018

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NCDOT Drone Workshops Returning in 2018

January 4, 2018December 28, 2017 theDroneInfo0 comment

The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation is bringing back its popular series of drone workshops for 2018. In 2017, over 500 attendees at four free workshops learned about drone flight operations, data management and dozens of various applications for government and commercial users. Presenters also provided updates on the latest changes in federal and state drone regulations and gave live flight demonstrations. The first workshop of the year will take place in Dallas in Gaston County on Jan. 24. It will focus on the use of drones by…

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Social Media Used to Crack Down on Illegal Drone Use

January 3, 2018 theDroneInfodrone regulations, drones, Ireland0 comment

Illegal Drone Use Monitored on Social Media People flying drones illegally may be caught via social media. As the number of drones registered in Ireland is set to pass more than 10,000 next year, the public is reporting illegally-captured photos and videos posted on social media to the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA). There are strict rules governing drone use under the Small Unmanned Aircraft (Drones) and Rockets Order, which came into force at the end of 2015. The order requires all drones that weigh over 1kg to be registered with…