India Will Allow Drone Deliveries Starting in 2019
The Government of India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation plans to allow the commercial operation of drones by March 2019 under their new Drone 2.0 policy. It’s expected to result in…
A Drone Makes Its First Organ Transplant Delivery Test
Researchers at the University of Maryland have outfitted and modified a drone to recreate the conditions of a safe organ transportation. The six-rotor drone is the first of many trials…
Autonomous Drones to be Used for Underground Exploration
An Australian startup known as Emesent is designing a system that gives drones spatial awareness and intelligence to help them navigate and map spaces autonomously when there is no GPS…
Lasers and Diamonds Could be Used to Power Airborne Drones
Drones have become so popular in the US that it is expected by the year 2022 there will be over 700,000 of them in North American alone. Drones will be…
Drone Workforce Safety
Aviation accidents cause two-thirds of all deaths of wildlife biologists working in the field. This puts aviation accidents above attacks from wildlife, making it the leading cause of death for…
How Drones Can Help Us With Reforestation
Our forests are important natural resources. We lose many acres of forests to loggers, fires and other developments every year. Many environmentalists are keen to see a wide scale reforestation,…
Drones to Help Rescue Swimmers In Trouble
A rescue mission in the ocean by using a drone may soon become a reality. Mr. Alasgar Calcuttawala, the co-founder of Saif Automations alongside his father Ahmed S Abdeally, and…
Can Tethered Drones Be the Answer to Drone’s Short Battery Life?
One of the main challenges facing the drone industry is the short battery life found in most drones available today. On average, most drones will stay airborne for 20 to…
Drones May Soon Help Find Missing Hikers on Mount Fuji
For many hiking enthusiasts, the Mount Fuji climb is top on their list. Standing at an incredible 3,776 meters, Mount Fuji takes the top spot as the highest mountain in…
The US Navy’s Nomad Drone
The United States Navy is coming up with innovative ways to use drone technology. One of the simplest ways for the Navy to defend themselves against incoming missiles is to…
