After successful U.S. Army testing of Apium’s swarm autopilot on the Teal 2 platform, the partnership with Red Cat aims to bring next-generation swarm capability to the tactical edge. The U.S. drone and robotics companies Apium Swarm Robotics, Inc. (Apium) and Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (Red Cat) have announced a new partnership. On 4 November […]
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Royal Navy Tests “Rattler” Swarm of Uncrewed Boats in Landmark Sea Trial SYOS Aerospace-developed vessels demonstrate fast-track innovation and progress toward a Hybrid Navy The Royal Navy has taken a major step toward a future fleet that blends crewed and uncrewed vessels. In a landmark demonstration off the coast of Scotland, five uncrewed Rattler rigid […]
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Wingcopter, logistics company team up for deliveries in Mexico By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill A German drone development company and a Mexican logistics company are teaming up to deliver medical supplies to hard-to-reach corners of the Latin American country. Wingcopter, a developer and operator of all-electric uncrewed aircraft systems based in Weiterstadt, Germany, recently […]
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Fog, near-darkness, and colored lights create a nightclub-like atmosphere in Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s (WPI) drone testing area. As a palm-sized drone hovers through artificial smoke and snow, it approaches a plexiglass wall autonomously and turns back, all without a single camera. This is the PeAR Bat, a revolutionary bio-inspired drone that “sees” the world through […]
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Percepto system authorized as Alternative Test Method under OOOOa and OOOOb The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved Percepto’s autonomous OGI drone system as an Alternative Test Method under Subparts OOOOa and OOOOb. The approval allows fully remote optical gas imaging inspections for federal compliance at new and existing sources. Percepto’s technology can detect emissions […]
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New AI capabilities and platform upgrades aim to improve accuracy, automation and safety DroneDeploy announced major product innovations at the Horizons 2025 conference in San Francisco. The company says the new solutions will improve how field teams capture and analyze data in construction, energy, utilities and industrial environments. Mike Winn, CEO and co founder of […]
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Arrive AI and Ottonomy launch fully autonomous medical deliveries at Hancock Regional Hospital Hospitals must always look for new ways to reduce cost and improve patient care. At Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield, Indiana, staff are now getting help from ground robots and smart delivery units that work without direct human interaction. The new system […]
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New product line supports growing drone spray systems for solar, glass, and industrial cleaning Cleaning tall buildings and massive solar farms has always been hard. Workers have had to climb, spray, and scrub while carrying equipment. Drone technology is changing how companies approach cleaning tasks. Chemitek now offers cleaning products made to work with drone […]
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Michigan joins forces with industry and research to establish a regional drone services operations center A major public-private effort is underway in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to advance drone-based mobility and airspace management. The region near the Canadian border will become a launch point for scalable commercial and security drone operations. Setting the Stage In a […]
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American-Ukrainian defense technology startup Vermeer has closed its $10 million Series A round, led by Draper Associates with participation from AeroX Ventures, Boscolo Intervest, High Point Ventures, Rockaway Ventures, and the U.S. Air Force Techstars accelerator. The funding brings Vermeer’s total Series A capital to $10 million and will support expansion of its optical navigation […]
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