Robotics 24/7    Topics    Drones

Topic: Drones


Autonomous Cargo Drone Does Heavy Lifting
Sabrewing has designed two hybrid-electric aircraft that can autonomously deliver hundreds of pounds of cargo to remote locations.

Learn How to Develop Sensor Solutions for Drones, Autonomous Vehicles and Robots
Short video addresses the New ACEINNA OpenIMU Sensor Package for Autonomous Vehicle Guidance and Navigation.

Google’s Parent Company Alphabet Will Begin ‘Wing’ Aerial Drone Deliveries in Finland
Wing, the Alphabet-owned drone delivery startup, has announced that it will launch a free 10-minute trial distribution service starting in spring 2019 in Finland.

5 Ways to Streamline Supply Chain Logistics Operations with Autonomous Robots & Drones
Many companies have already integrated autonomous robots into their supply chain, however, for some companies considering launching an autonomous robot strategy it can be intimidating, here are five examples of...

Warehouse Drones Ready for Digital Inventory Management
Bolstered by the growth in industrial IoT, drones are proving their benefits for aerial inventory within warehouse facilities.

The Emerging Role for Warehouse Drones in the Supply Chain
Matt Yearling, CEO of PINC, a yard management and inventory robotics provider, discusses the immediate applicability of aerial robots or drones for expediting inventory checks in warehouses, tracking trailers in...

Footage Revealed of EHANG 184 Manned Transportation Drone
Since its debut at CES in early 2016, the EHang 184 Autonomous Aerial Vehicle had been attracting the worldwide attention of global media as well as the general public, today we get...

Amazon Drone Deliveries Get a Lift from the Transportation Department FAA Pilot Program
President Trump's executive order to speed the approval of drone flights over crowds and for longer distances has prompted the Department of Transportation to officially launch a pilot program that...

Solving a $45 Billion-Dollar Per Annum Retail Problem with RFID-Reading Warehouse Drones
By coupling airborne drones with smarter RFID systems, MIT researchers have developed a system that enables small, safe, aerial drones to read RFID tags in large warehouses, possibly making missing...

Marines to Muster 3D-Printed Drones
The U.S. Marines plan to deploy a small, unmanned surveillance drone called the Nibbler.

Making Drones Safer By Crashing Into Dummies
As drones become more commonplace, the risk of physical harm from an unskilled pilot or out-of-control copter increase, so researchers at Virginia Tech are finding out how to make these...

UPS Drone Meets UPS Delivery Truck
UPS has announced that it has successfully tested a drone that launches from the top of a UPS package car, autonomously delivers a package to a home and then returns...

Amazon’s Drone Delivery from a Flying Warehouse
The e-commerce giant has been awarded a patent that describes a logistics technology it calls "airborne fulfillment center" which essentially is an airship that's capable of flying at altitudes of 45,000...

From Click to Customer Delivery in 13 minutes, Amazon’s Prime Air Drone Trial Begins
Amazon has started a Prime Air drone delivery trial in the UK working with two shoppers who can now order their goods by drone, over time Amazon plans to expand...

3D-Printed Car Equipped with Drone-Launching Capabilities
Fly Mode features a drone mounted on the rear of the vehicle that, when launched, gives the driver and passenger an unprecedented birds-eye view of the surroundings.

UPS and CyPhy Works Test Drone for Urgent Commercial Last Mile Delivery
United Parcel Service Inc said it began testing the use of drones for emergency deliveries of medical supplies this week with a flight in rural Massachusetts, which the company hopes...

Mercedes-Benz Vision Van Looks At the Future of Logistics and Last Mile Drone Delivery
New strategic future initiative adVANce and Vision Van: Mercedes-Benz Vans is presenting the van of the future, and it's intelligent, interconnected, electric, and uses drones for delivery.

Amazon Wants to Put Drone Platforms on Street Lights and Cell Towers
For Amazon, which seems determined to lead the field in drone delivery, the answer might come from a recently approved patent: docking stations for drones, installed on existing streetlights and...

Walmart Testing Warehouse Drones to Catalog and Manage Inventory
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is testing drones that it says will help it manage its warehouse inventory more efficiently, and which it said yesterday could be rolled out in the next...

Are Drones the New iPhone?
Those working in the drone industry have a lot of support in Silicon Valley with drone start-ups having already raised nearly $200 million in venture capital funding, according to CB Insights,...



Email Sign Up

Get news, papers, media and research delivered
Stay up-to-date with news and resources you need to do your job. Research industry trends, compare companies and get market intelligence every week with Robotics 24/7. Subscribe to our robotics user email newsletter and we'll keep you informed and up-to-date.



Robot Technologies