Caltech’s LEONARDO is a Birdlike Robot That Floats on Two Legs
Researchers at the university of Caltech have debuted a machine called LEONARDO (LEg ON Aerial Robotic DrOne), which walks on two legs but also uses...
UPS Attains FAA’s First Full Approval For Drone Airline
UPS subsidiary UPS Flight Forward Inc. has received the U.S. government’s first full Part 135 Standard certification to operate a drone airline.
The company...
Leica and Yuneec Develop the Typhoon H3 Multicopter Camera
Leica Camera AG and Yuneec are partnering on the development of the ION L1 Pro Camera, which will be marketed with the Typhoon H3 Multicopter...
UPS Launches Drone Business
To scale drone operations in targeted markets faster, UPS has filed for Part 135 certification from the Federal Aviation Administration to operate a newly established...
Alphabet's Wing Unveils App to Provide Air-Traffic Control for Drones
Wing LLC, an offshoot of Alphabet Inc.’s Google, on Tuesday unveiled a new app it calls OpenSky that it hopes will become the basis for...
Amazon Granted Patent to Use Drones for Surveillance Service
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted Amazon.com Inc a patent that describes a surveillance as a service for the company's...
Volvo Cars and Uber Unveil New Self-driving Vehicle
Volvo Cars and Uber today presented a jointly developed production car capable of driving by itself, the next step in the strategic collaboration between both...
Amazon Unveils new Drone For Deliveries, StyleSnap Feature
Today at Amazon’s re:MARS Conference (Machine Learning, Automation, Robotics and Space) in Las Vegas, Amazon unveiled its latest Prime Air drone design.
The company...
DJI Responds to U.S. Security Concerns Over Drones
Chinese drone manufacturer DJI said safety is at the core of everything the company does, and that its technology has been independently verified by the...
DOCOMO's Drone is Propelled Using Ultrasonic Vibrations
NTT DOCOMO, INC. has developed a blade-free, blimp-style drone that is propelled safely through the air with ultrasonic vibrations, offering promising applications in indoor spaces....
