Drone Blogs

Drone inspections of public energy grids are becoming increasingly commonplace.  But few companies have the technical know-how to conduct these inspections within the interior of grid infrastructure.  Swiss-owned Flyability has pioneered indoor drone inspections for several years, earning the company global plaudits; now Flyability is taking indoor inspections one step further. The company has designed... Read More

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Public utility ComEd supplies power to more than 4 million customers across northern Illinois – about 70% of the state’s population.  Like other public utilities, the company already relies on high-performance commercial drones to perform several roles, including inspection of power lines to assess storm damage and to enable field crews to restore power more... Read More

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When a cat found itself stuck on top of a tall electricity pole in an El Paso, TX neighborhood recently, local residents decided to call the local fire department and an animal rescue group for help.  But it turned out that neither agency could coax the cat down to safety.  Several days passed but the... Read More

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 These days when a humanitarian disaster strikes anywhere in the world, one hears a common refrain: “Send in the drones”  The deepening crisis in Turkey, following its massive earthquake of February 6, is no exception. Drones have already filmed the quake’s devastating aftermath:  Collapsed buildings, more than 25,000 dead, a population displaced by the... Read More

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Fire departments, like police departments, are discovering the many uses of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).  Whether they’re conducting aerial surveillance or active fire suppression, fire-fighting drones can contain blazes more quickly while reducing property damage and saving the lives of first responders and fire victims alike. Most of the media coverage regarding drones and fire-fighting... Read More

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 Percepto, the Israeli UAV company, is well-known for its ability to navigate through and around the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) byzantine regulations relating to drones.  Last November, Percepto was the first US company to receive a nationwide exemption to conduct autonomous Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations at its infrastructure sites.  So, this... Read More

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 Some drones fly; other drones swim.  Is it possible for a single drone to do both? Several Chinese companies are currently in the forefront of developing drones that can launch from the water and become airborne or plunge into the watery depths from the sky. These “transmedium” drones could one day revolutionize the way... Read More

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Drone taxis are coming to America, and sooner than you think. A Japanese drone company, Sky Drive, recently established an office in Beaumont, South Carolina and two local airports – one in Columbia, another in Spartanburg – have signed off on the idea.  The earliest drone models will likely be two seaters, one for the... Read More

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Not all remote aerial package delivery companies are enjoying enormous success these days.  But two state-of-the-art drone delivery companies– Zipline and Flytrex — achieved important new milestones last week, placing them at the forefront of the field. Silicon Valley-based Zipline, which first garnered global headlines when it pioneered emergency medical supply flights to Rwanda via... Read More

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Under growing pressure from the drone industry, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is moving ahead with new waiver approvals for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) inspection operations at major US grid facilities. Last week, the FAA approved the application of Skydio – a ;pioneer in autonomous drone technology –  for expanded BVLOS flights at... Read More

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