Wing and Serve said their collaboration will enable food pick-up in wider urban areas over a six-mile radius.
Drone Week: Innovation in agriculture and hydrogen fuel
It’s drone week on the podcast, learn about the largest U.S.-based agtech spraying drone and a hydrogen powered, long duration drone solution.
Advanced Navigation expands Certus line with Mini series
The new Certus Mini line of navigation systems offers precision in a compact package, says Advanced Navigation.
Pyka raises $40M for autonomous electric aircraft
Pyka plans to use the Series B funds to advance the development of new capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense and other partners.
e-con Systems to demo specialized cameras for precision farming, sports analytics
e-con Systems has developed embedded vision systems for agriculture and other robotics and drone applications.
FAA approves Vantis for safety mitigation for BVLOS flights
The FAA approval allows commercial drone operators to use Vantis services in their safety Concept of Operations to fast-track the BVLOS waiver process.
Mobilicom launches compact ground control station for drones, robots
Mobilicom says it has seen growth in the tactical handheld GCS market for operating small drones, robots, and loitering munitions.
Top 10 robotics developments of August 2024
This month, five of our top 10 robotics stories were about humanoid robot developments or humanoid alternatives.
Window Hero to deploy Lucid Bots window cleaning drones
Window Hero showcased the Lucid Bots drone-cleaning service at Ambassador Christian School as the market for such services grows.
DroneUp reaches up to 500 drone deliveries in a single day
Not only is DroneUp rapidly increasing its payload capacity, but it’s also increasing the drone-to-pilot ratio for BVLOS deliveries.
FAA allows Wing and Zipline to take BVLOS flights over Dallas
The FAA’s recent authorizations for Zipline and Wing allow the companies to deliver packages while keeping their drones safely separated.
Nokia and Swisscom Broadcast to deploy drones-as-a-service network
In addition to increasing first responders’ safety, drone support resource optimization can help to save the lives of those involved in incidents, Nokia said.
ParaZero receives approval to fly drones over people
ParaZero Technologies says achieving this standard marks a significant step towards achieving the highest standards in drone safety.
U.S. Marine Corps testing autonomy system for helicopters
Near Earth Autonomy will collaborate with industry leaders Leonardo and Honeywell on the demonstration for NAVAIR.
Granta Autonomy takes off from stealth with seed funding for drone recon
Granta Autonomy has raised $1.08 million to accelerate development and production of its lightweight drones and gimbals for defense uses.
RBR50 Spotlight: Opteran Mind reverse-engineers natural brain algorithms for mobile robot autonomy
Opteran commercialized its vision-based approach to autonomy by releasing Opteran Mind.
Joby acquires Xwing autonomy division to bolster autonomous aircraft
Joby says its acquisition of Xwing will help it build leadership in aviation autonomy and fulfill existing and future defense contracts.
XTEND extends funding for drone, robot ‘common sense’ with $40M
XTEND and its XOS operating system enable AI-powered robots and drones to communicate and interact with with humans.
March 2024 robotics investments total $642M
March 2024 robotics funding was buoyed by significant investment into software and drone suppliers.
GTC 2024 and R-24 recap
In this episode of our podcast, our editorial team reviews its attendance at R-24 in Denmark and NVIDIA GTC 2024.
Robotics Factory adds five startups to its residency pilot cohort
ESTAT Actuation, KEF Robotics, Thiopoly, Thorne Baby, and Piximo make up the Robotics Factory’s first resident cohort.
Locus Lock promises to protect autonomous systems from GPS spoofing
Locus Lock has developed software-defined radio to overcome GPS spoofing for more secure autonomous navigation.