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May 7, 2024

These origami-inspired drone grippers are self-folding

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Researchers take inspiration from Origami to create a lightweight, yet sturdy gripper for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

May 7, 2024

This Chinese drone turns into a lifebuoy to rescue drowning swimmers

Posted by in categories: drones, law enforcement

The TY-3R Air-Water Rescue Drone system was designed with maintainability in mind. Four hatches on the drone provide access for maintenance or replace batteries.

Didiok Makings envisions the TY-3R to become an integral tool for emergency responders, law enforcement agencies, and maritime organizations dedicated to safeguarding lives on water. The company has set up an after-sales department and flight test base to provide customers and operators with optimal service and training.

May 3, 2024

Zipline’s 1M drone deliveries: Tech talks with co-founder Keenan

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“It’s one of those things where once you have it, all of a sudden, you realize how transformative it can be for your life.”

“Zipline has been on a mission ever since to create the first logistics system that really serves all humans equally and solves that problem at scale,” he adds.

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Apr 26, 2024

Amazon drone delivery is coming to Arizona

Posted by in categories: drones, evolution

We’re now adding a new location and entering into the next stage of the program’s evolution. Later this year, drone deliveries are coming to the West Valley of the Phoenix Metro Area in Arizona.

With this new location, we’ll be fully integrated into Amazon’s delivery network, meaning, for the first time, drones will deploy from facilities next to our Same-Day Delivery site in Tolleson. These smaller sites are hybrid—part fulfillment center, part delivery station. They allow us to fulfill, sort, and deliver products all from one site so we can get packages out to our customers even quicker. Our Same-Day Delivery sites are situated close to the large metro areas they serve, which means customers get their orders faster. And with connections to the larger Amazon fulfillment centers nearby, we are able to offer Same-Day Delivery on millions of items.

We’re currently working with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and local officials in Tolleson to obtain all necessary permissions to conduct these deliveries in Tolleson. Once we’ve received all the necessary approvals, we’ll begin reaching out to customers in the West Valley so they can receive drone deliveries when the service goes live later this year.

Apr 23, 2024

Amazon ends California drone deliveries

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Amazon confirmed it is ending Prime Air drone delivery operations in Lockeford, California. The Central California town of 3,500 was the company’s second U.S. drone delivery site, after College Station, Texas. Operations were announced in June 2022.

The retail giant is not offering details around the setback, only noting, “We’ll offer all current employees opportunities at other sites, and will continue to serve customers in Lockeford with other delivery methods. We want to thank the community for all their support and feedback over the past few years.”

College Station deliveries will continue, along with a forthcoming site in Tolleson, Arizona set to kick off deliveries later this year. Tolleson, a city of just over 7,000, is located in Maricopa County, in the western portion of the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Apr 22, 2024

Solar cells 20x thinner than hair power long-duration drone flights

Posted by in categories: drones, solar power, sustainability

Cutting-edge research introduces ultra-light, flexible solar cells for sustainable, long-term energy independence.

Apr 20, 2024

This Penguin-inspired underwater drone can dart through water

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EvoLogics has unveiled an upgraded version of its Quadroin AUV, known for its penguin-inspired appearance and agile design for surveying.

Apr 14, 2024

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Intelligent drone swarms.


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Apr 14, 2024

Intelligent drone swarm navigation and multi tracking in the 3D environments

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Apr 8, 2024

Shield AI to let Hivemind software fly three more aircraft

Posted by in categories: drones, military, robotics/AI

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Shield AI in the next year plans to have its Hivemind digital pilot working aboard three additional types of aircraft, bringing the total to nine.

The California-based company has already folded the autonomous flight software into three classes of quadcopters, its own V-Bat drone, the F-16 fighter jet and the Kratos-made MQM-178 Firejet drone.

Up next are two more Kratos products, the XQ-58 and BQM-177, according to Brandon Tseng, the president of Shield AI. The firm has not picked a third candidate.

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