Drone Blogs

With ever growing technology, like digital twins, companies have the tools needed to maintain digital tabs on workflow. A digital twin creates a visual representation of a real world scenario, allowing detailed examination and planning. It has become a standard process for logistic companies, construction and inspection firms, agriculturists, and even securities to build digital... Read More

 Another new year has dawned. Though the ushering in of 2022 was grander than the previous year, many celebrations were still somewhat subdued in light of COVID19 resurgences. Still, around the world people celebrated New Year’s Eve, hopeful of a better year to come. Keeping up with the saying “Everything is bigger in Texas”,... Read More

 In 2007, based out of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Bin Peng, Justin Gong, and Dylan Jeng founded XAG and soon changed the landscape of China’s agriculture. In 2010, XAG released its first drone, the X650 Quad-copter. The drone became so popular among farmers that it quickly grew to represent 70% of the global drone market... Read More

Though the majority of measures taken during the height of COVID19 have been eased, the virus is still here with the Delta and Omicron variants surging. For many people around the world, they simply feel more safe sticking to a modified version of social distancing, contactless deliveries, and telehealth options. Drone technology has been a... Read More

In the past few years, the world has seen a steady uptick in wildfires. These fires have become more difficult than ever to contain, partly because having the resources to extinguish them is often limited. For many large wildfires, like those seen in California, Australia, and the Amazon Rainforest, manned aircraft are brought in to... Read More

In 2015, the Bedford Fire Department (BFD) in Bedford County, VA, added a new apparatus to their arsenal, a drone. At the time, BFD was one of the first fire departments in the United States to begin exploring drone possibilities. When a call about a lost hiker on the Peaks of Otter came in, BFD... Read More

 When he was only 16 years old, Otto Dieffenbach earned his pilot’s license. He went on to receive a BS in Engineering Mechanics from the United States Air Force Academy, an MBA in Business Administration and Management from Golden Gate University, and a Master’s of Business Aeronautical Engineering from the USAF Test Pilot School.... Read More

 Combining a camera with the ability to see the world through a bird’s eye point of view and the agility of a smooth flying drone has created a whole new genre of photography and videography. Most of the images you see taken from a drone are carefully curated and edited, just like any media... Read More

 Ever since Ars Electronica introduced the world to SPAXELS in 2012 at the Futurelab in Linz, Austria, the world has been mesmerized by drone light shows. Soon thereafter, American technology giant Intel introduced the Shooting Star, a drone that would forever change aerial light shows. Intel’s 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony drone light... Read More

For more than 50 years, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has been airing educational based programs for American viewers. Headquartered out of Arlington, Virginia, PBS is famous for shows like America’s Test Kitchen, Antiques Roadshow, and many beloved children’s shows like Barney & Friends, Reading Rainbow, and The Magic School Bus. In 1982, PBS introduced... Read More