Drone Blogs

It’s an open secret that drones, despite their many operational, cost and sustainability advantages over gas-powered vehicles, also suffer from a potentially fatal flaw:  they run on batteries, which limit their flight time, usually to about 30 minutes.  While breakthroughs in battery miniaturization are appearing on the horizon, most efforts to enhance drone endurance consist... Read More

Drones are a critical component of the U.S. farming industry’s new emphasis on “precision” agriculture.  With AI-driven sensors, high-resolution zoom cameras and properly designed spray nozzles, drones can deliver seeds, fertilizer and pesticides to the areas of a farm that need them most – based on documented soil fertility and crop stress conditions – reducing... Read More

A person that suffers a heart attack outside of a hospital setting requires prompt attention to avoid permanent physical damage or death.   Treatment by means of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and early defibrillation with an automated external defibrillator (AED) is essential for increasing chances of survival.  Victims that receive such treatment within the first 3-5 minutes... Read More

Ohio is widely known as the “birthplace of American aviation.”  That’s because the Wright brothers – Wilbur and Orville — grew up in the Buckeye State and first designed and tested their aircraft there.  It’s hard to imagine a more poignant place for a pioneering UAV company to establish its corporate headquarters – and to... Read More

Law enforcement agencies nationwide are turning to drones to bolster their crime-fighting capabilities.  Normally, a drone is stationed on top of the roof of police headquarters, ready to respond at a moment’s notice.  When a 911 call comes in, the drone flies to the scene of an emergency, hovers overhead, and provides arriving officers with... Read More

The United States isn’t the only major Western nation looking to drones to monitor and contain a migrant influx.  In the Mediterranean, thousands of migrants are streaming from the West African coast of Senegal to Spain’s Canary Islands, overwhelming the area and outstripping Senegal’s interdiction capabilities. Senegal already deploys boats and helicopters in joint patrols... Read More

Seasonal wildfires destroy millions of dollars worth of property annually, primarily in the western United States.  Fires also wreak long-term environmental damage, while endangering wildlife as well as humans.  Efforts to respond to these devastating blazes, which are becoming more frequent and damaging due to climate change, are improving.  After years of resistance, state fire-fighting... Read More

A growing number of commercial industries deploy aerial drones to reduce their operational costs, enhance workplace safety and improve their contribution to sustainability.  Drones can reduce a company’s need for time-consuming and expensive ground surveys; they can improve data collection in otherwise inaccessible areas; they can reduce the exposure of their field workers to harm... Read More

Mining companies in Australia, like mining companies everywhere, have grown accustomed to deploying drones to conduct aerial surveys to find new sources of ore and to maintain mine and workplace safety.  In fact, mining drones were some of the first to be deployed for commercial purposes anywhere in the world. Due to their specialized functions,... Read More

Add two more big city police departments to the growing list of law enforcement agencies that are deploying drones to bolster their crime fighting capabilities. The Grand Rapids Michigan Police Department (GRPD) announced its intent to buy a fleet of new drones for roughly $100,000 at a press event in late September.  Specific details about... Read More