A small business called Near Earth Autonomy developed a time-saving solution using drones for pre-flight checks of commercial airliners through a NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and a partnership with The Boeing Company. Before commercial airliners are deemed safe to fly before each trip, a pre-flight inspection must be completed. This process can […]
Inspections
Voliro T Version 5: A New Era in Robotic Aerial Inspection Technology
As industries worldwide continue to demand faster, more efficient, and more accurate inspection technologies, Voliro is answering the call with the release of the Voliro T Version 5, a hardware and software upgrade that elevates aerial inspections to a new standard. After over five years of intensive development and collaboration with experts in the NDT […]
Gremsy and HHLA Sky Partner to Revolutionize Industrial Inspections with Drones
– Gremsy, provider of advanced gimbals and payloads, and HHLA Sky, a supplier of Mobile Robot Management and automated drone inspection solutions, have announced their strategic partnership: By combining Gremsy’s state-of-the-art Pixy LR S-Port gimbals with HHLA Sky’s outstanding Integrated Control Center (ICC) and Sony’s digital imaging solutions, the collaboration significantly enhances efficiency and precision […]
FAA Approves Delta’s Use of Drones for Maintenance Inspections
The FAA recently accepted Delta’s application to utilize camera-based, small drones to conduct visual inspections of our aircraft in the operation. Delta TechOps was granted this acceptance earlier this year and has thoughtfully been implementing drone inspections into our maintenance processes. These conditional visual inspections will initially be used following lightning strike events, and the […]
German Railways to Test Long-Range Drones to Assess Storm Damage
The state-owned Deutsche Bahn plans to use long-distance drones to monitor its rail network in the future. Deutsche Bahn already uses drones to assess the condition of the tracks or to check the vegetation along the tracks. According to the company, the new drones have a significantly greater range of around 150 kilometers and can also […]
Georgia Power Improves Efficiency, Reduces Costs using Unmanned Aerial Systems
– Georgia Power is now deploying unmanned aerial systems, or drones, to inspect transmission power lines, helping ensure the safety and reliability of these main lines more efficiently and with greater accuracy than ever before. This innovative approach not only enhances operational efficiency, reducing the amount of time to inspect transmission lines by 40% on […]
ANRA Technologies Powers New York Power Authority Drone Ops
.ANRA Technologies, a global supplier of uncrewed traffic management and operational solutions, successfully demonstrated its state-of-the-art drone inspection capabilities at the New York Power Authority’s (NYPA) facility in White Plains, New York. The event, held on August 1, featured live drone operations and showcased ANRA’s Mission Manager software to NYPA executives and invited guests. The […]
Nordic Unmanned Starts Offshore Logistics Services in Brazil
Nordic Unmanned, Omni Táxi Aéro and OHI Unmanned have announced that ANAC has issued the permit to fly Class 1 UAV in BVLOS flights in Brazil for Omni’s offshore missions and operations for offshore drone logistics for Petrobras have begun. Nordic Unmanned is providing logistics services using Schiebel Camcopter S-100 drones from its fleet. The […]
Drone Inspects World’s Largest Tree
In May, the US National Park Service, Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition and other groups coordinated a first-of-its-kind health check-up for Sequoia National Park’s General Sherman, the world’s largest known living tree. Volunteers scaled the tree by rope, observed satellite imagery and, for the very first time, utilized an industrial-grade drone to inspect the tree for […]
First Fixed-Wing VTOL Integration of Long-Range Dual Sensor System
Australian drone technology company Carbonix, LiDAR sensors and systems provider RIEGL and the innovative manufacturer of high-quality image capture software and hardware solutions Phase One have announced what they believe to be a significant milestone for aerial surveying and data acquisition. The three companies have successfully joined forces and flown the RIEGL VUX-120 and Phase One iXM 100 medium format […]