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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…

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The Pentagon wants to win future wars with mind-controlled drones

October 18, 2018October 16, 2018 theDroneInfodrones, Military Drones, New Drone Technology, uav, War Drones0 comment

The next war might include mind-controlled drones SOURCE : https://www.militarytimes.com/2018/09/20/the-next-war-might-include-mind-controlled-drones/ The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has overseen trials using mind-controlled drones for use by the military. According to The Daily Beast, these trials were computer simulations that are the precursor to what could lead to robotics that are controlled by the mind of a human operator. The Military Times asked DARPA for comment regarding the experiment. An email from a spokesman from DARPA was able to shed light on the experiment, seemingly fit for science fiction. “Using a bidirectional…

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NEW Drone AI Could Give UAVs the Ability to Ride Air Currents Like Birds

October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 theDroneInfoai, autonomous drones, Drone Technology, drones, uavs0 comment

AI could help drones ride air currents like birds SOURCE : https://theconversation.com/ai-could-help-drones-ride-air-currents-like-birds-103564 Birds have long inspired humans to create their own ways to fly. We know that soaring bird species that migrate long distances use thermal updrafts to stay in the air without using up energy flapping their wings. And glider pilots similarly use thermals currents and other areas of rising air in order to remain airborne for longer. Yet, while we’ve mastered gliding through these updrafts using various instruments, the exact mechanisms that allow birds to soar are still…

Commercial Drone Applications such as Real Estate Surveying, Construction Monitoring, and Drone Farming are increasing in Ohio

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Ohio Sees Expansion in Commercial Drone Applications

September 22, 2018September 21, 2018 theDroneInfoagricultural drones, agricultural technology, commercial drone use, drone farming, drone journalism, drone law enforcement, drone real estate, Drone Technology, drones, real estate, uavs0 comment

Drones Continue to Find Work in Ohio SOURCE:http://www.govtech.com/products/Drones-Continue-to-Find-Work-in-Ohio.html (TNS) — Paul and Deborah Bach first bought a drone because they wanted to keep an eye on the construction of a pipeline in three parts of their farmland outside Elmore, Ohio. And while that quickly helped the Bachs identify several areas where construction activity had damaged their field tile, they soon learned of other tasks for which aerial video is useful. In particular, Mr. Bach has been using his drone to identify parts of his fields with insect damage, “and you…

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Top Industries Take on Private Unmanned Traffic Management System

March 12, 2018 theDroneInfoair traffic control, amazon, amazon drone delivery, boeing, faa, google, nasa, traffic management, UTM0 comment

Tackling the Unmanned Traffic Management System With drone delivery dreams soaring high and motivating quickly planned innovations, the top dogs of industry (Amazon, Boeing, GE, and Google) are taking on the developmental quagmire of an Unmanned Traffic Management system (UTM). The possible predicaments are obvious and plentiful but begin with inevitable drone crashes and manned aircraft interference. NASA on Air Traffic To tackle the basics and make their drone delivery technology a reality, these tech giants will be leaning on the broad and experienced shoulders of NASA (National Aeronautics and…

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Converge Industries Developing Artificial Intelligence Drones to Assist Commercial Operators

February 7, 2018February 5, 2018 theDroneInfoai, artificial intelligence, commercial drones, drone applications, drones0 comment

On January 25th San Francisco based Converge Industries Co., a commercial drone software provider, announced it has raised $750,000 in seed funding. Initially the company had received funding from large investors such as Samsung NEXT, Techstars Ventures, Kima Ventures, and other angel investors. This announcement is important due to the fact that Converge is focusing its R&D efforts in the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for drones. Any software or hardware that could accelerate the ability of UAVs to operate beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) is one we’re definitely…

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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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See the New Drone Lithium-Metal Battery Take Flight

February 1, 2018January 29, 2018 theDroneInfodrone, Drone Technology, drones, flying drones, lithium0 comment

A Massachusetts-based startup says it’s doing something that no other company has been able: sell lithium-metal batteries commercially. And they’re appearing first in drones. SolidEnergy Systems, a spin-out from MIT, has developed a battery that it says has double the energy density of current lithium-ion batteries. That means that a battery from SolidEnergy Systems could be half the size of a standard lithium-ion battery and hold the same amount of energy, or it could be the same size as a lithium-ion battery and hold twice as much energy. For drone…

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Autonomous Drone Navigation based on Traffic Below

January 29, 2018 theDroneInfoautonomous drones, drone, drone services, Drone Technology, drones, drones eye view, flying drones0 comment

In countries where commercial drone delivery is permitted beyond line-of-sight (hint: not the US), autonomous drones still have a big blind spot: Urban areas. Due to interference from tall buildings, navigating city streets is all but impossible with GPS alone. Researchers at the University of Zurich and the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR Robotics) set out to tackle that problem. Their solution? Design an algorithm that allows drones to autonomously navigate by mimicking the very traffic that delivery drones were invented to avoid. The algorithm, called DroNet, uses…

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Security Researchers Can Detect When Spy Drones Are Filming You

January 16, 2018January 15, 2018 theDroneInfoDrone Technology, drones, Filming with drones0 comment

A group of security researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Weizmann Institute of Science have developed techniques that can determine if someone is using a drone to illicitly film someone. The research was detailed in an academic paper released in early January. Concerns of privacy invasions by way of drones—especially those with attached cameras—have skyrocketed in recent months. The methods detailed by these researchers could help individuals and businesses protect their privacy, and give them legal proof of a spying attempt. The methods can be used to…