Topic: Drones

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Flytrex Releases ‘Yardstick’ Report on 2022 Drone Delivery Customer Trends

March 28, 2023 · Flytrex reported that its drone deliveries continued to expand in North Carolina and Texas in 2022, with sevenfold growth year over year and 21,350 orders.

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Airobotics Acquires Iron Drone Assets, Implements Drone Defense Systems With Dubai Police

March 10, 2023 · Airobotics has completed its acquisition of Iron Drone's assets and signed a memorandum of understanding with the Dubai Police to deploy counter-drone security systems.

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Skydio Raises $230M as It Provides Drones for Critical Infrastructure, Defense Needs

February 28, 2023 · Skydio, which has developed drones for the defense and enterprise markets, has reached $2.2 billion valuation as it expands manufacturing in the U.S.

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HevenDrones Unveils Its First Hydrogen Powered Drone to the Commercial Market

February 14, 2023 · HevenDrones has shared details of the first of its three hydrogen-powered drone.

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Teledyne Awarded $13M U.S. Defense Contract to Enhance Capabilities of Its Drones

February 13, 2023 · Teledyne FLIR Defense, the defense division of Teledyne, has been awarded a contract to enhance its drones designed for military use.

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Causey Aviation Granted New FAA Certification to Expand Drone Delivery in the U.S. With Flytrex  

January 30, 2023 · Causey Aviation Unmanned Inc. works hand in hand with Flytrex as part of its drone delivery offerings.

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LCI Commits to Order Up to 40 Chaparral Autonomous VTOL Aircraft from Elroy Air

January 17, 2023 · LCI has ordered autonomous aircraft with customizable cargo pods from Elroy Air for logistics applications as the company secures $2 billion in global orders.

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Three keys to next-level inventory control

January 11, 2023 · The last couple of years have been tumultuous for supply chains, with inventory control tending to suffer. But operations can regain control over inventory accuracy and planning, and perhaps enhance it, through methods and technologies that include computer vision, WMS upgrades and a newer generation of AI-based planning solutions.

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American Robotics CEO Discusses Diversifying U.S. Drone Market, Prospects for 2023

December 28, 2022 · American Robotics obtained FAA approval for BVLOS operations, acquired other drone and data companies, and saw strong demand from the oil and gas industry, said its CEO.

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Walmart Begins Offering Drone Deliveries for Select Customers in Arizona, Florida, and Texas

December 16, 2022 · The news follows Walmart's early announcement this summer that it plans to expand its DroneUp network to an additional 4 million homes across six states.

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Hidden Level Airspace Monitoring Service to Track Drone Compliance With New FAA Rules

December 12, 2022 · Hidden Level said its Airspace Monitoring Service relieves drone operators from having to manage sensors for compliance with the FAA's remote ID requirements.

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Near Earth Autonomy Named Innovator of the Year by Pittsburgh Technology Council

December 9, 2022 · Near Earth Autonomy, which has developed systems to make aircraft from drones to helicopters autonomous, received recognition from the PTC for its innovation.

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U.S. Army Chooses Cleo Robotics To Develop Tactical Drone

December 9, 2022 · Cleo Robotics has been awarded a $2.5 million contract by the U.S. Army to develop a tactical drone prototype based on its indoor drone, Dronut.

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A Response to Luddite Politicians: Drones Can Save Costs and Lives

November 29, 2022 · While some politicians may be speaking out against the use of drones, they are increasingly being used to do jobs that are too dangerous for humans.

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Three Ways Solar Energy and Robots Have Converged

November 19, 2022 · Robotics has helped enable progress in the energy and environmental spaces. Here are a few examples of how they are being used in solar panel applications.

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Volocopter Raises $182M in Second Signing of Series E Funding for Urban Air Mobility

November 1, 2022 · Volocopter added $182 million to the $170 million it had already raised in its Series E round as it brings its urban air mobility technology to cities around the world.

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H3 Dynamics Partners With ARO to Support Drone in a Box Installations Across the U.S.

October 11, 2022 · H3 Dynamics and Administrative Resource Options, or ARO, will combine their expertise to provide 24/7 service for drone station deployments across the U.S.

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Festo Plans to Demonstrate Two Agile Flying Robots at RoboBoston

September 30, 2022 · Festo will show off its BionicOpter and BionicSwifts at MassRobotics' RoboBoston event in Boston. The flying robots are designed to be more maneuverable than other drones.

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American Robotics Receives FAA Approvals for BVLOS Flights and Unlimited Commercial Drone Operations

September 1, 2022 · American Robotics, a unit of Ondas Holdings, said FAA approvals for beyond visual line-of-sight and unlimited commercial operations will let drone deployments scale.

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Flytrex Receives FAA Approval to Double Drone Delivery Radius to Two Nautical Miles

July 28, 2022 · Flytrex, which is conducting drone deliveries in North Carolina and Texas, said its latest FAA approval will enable it to serve more than 100,000 customers.

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