In conjunction with the holiday season, Disney – now with a federal green light – is planning to bring its “Flixels” drone light show to one of its parks.
In conjunction with the holiday season, Disney – now with a federal green light – is planning to bring its “Flixels” drone light show to one of its parks.
JW Marriott Hotel & Resorts is partnering with DJI to launch the luxury hotel brand’s Drone Experience Program, which will allow guests to test out DJI’s unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technology. JW Marriott Zhejiang Anji in China will first launch [Read More]
Skytango, a Dublin, Ireland-based start-up, has launched a global drone marketplace where customers can either buy drone services, or operators can offer their services. Launched today at the Drones Data X Conference, the marketplace serves as a place for commercial [Read More]
In its latest venture into the commercial drone space, Intel – not long after rolling out its own Intel-branded UAV – has acquired software company MAVinci.
U.S.-based start-up Flirtey says it has made the first-ever drone delivery to take place in California’s Silicon Valley. According to the company, a Flirtey drone flew to a group of investors gathered at the Rosewood hotel on Sand Hill Road [Read More]
Holland, Mich.-based Mishigami Group and Saginaw, Mich.-based Wirt-Rivette Group recently launched a drone financing company, dubbed Drone Finance Unlimited LLC (DFU). The Wirt-Rivette Group has an equipment leasing division and also provides creative financing solutions for businesses. With the new [Read More]
PrecisionHawk, a provider of commercial drone and drone data platforms, has continued its global expansion with the launch of its first Australian office. The company also operates out of Raleigh, N.C., and Toronto, Ontario. Business development executive Nathaniel Hyde will [Read More]
The City of Springfield, Ohio, has contracted with Woolpert to provide a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Master Plan and an Airport Layout Plan for the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport. This includes furthering the airport’s work with unmanned aircraft system (UAS). [Read More]
Marques Aviation Ltd. has partnered with Robotic Skies to develop and implement a global maintenance plan for the Marques line of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) products. As part of the agreement, Robotic Skies will provide a warranty program and field [Read More]
Hangar, a new Austin, Texas-based software company specializing in autonomous data capture using drone technology, has announced a $6.5 million seed financing led by Lux Capital. Hangar was founded by Colin Guinn, former chief revenue officer of 3D Robotics and [Read More]
Technology veteran Daniel Rubio has joined AirMap, provider of an airspace management platform for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), as chief technology officer (CTO). According to the company, Rubio will apply his expertise in mapping, the Internet of Things, robotics, mobile [Read More]
DroneDeploy, a San Francisco-based provider of a cloud-based drone software platform, has unveiled its new flight logs solution, available now with several partners: Airnest, Drone Complier, DroneLogbook, Healthy Drones, Kitty Hawk, NVDrones and Skyward. According to the company, direct access [Read More]
Jamba Juice has partnered with the Frisco, Texas, Independent School District (Frisco ISD) to develop devices to deliver smoothies via unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). According to a news release from the Frisco ISD Career & Technical Education Center, Jamba Juice [Read More]
Industrial SkyWorks, a Toronto-based unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and data analytics company, has announced the recent completion of an investment by the Georgian Angel Network (GAN). GAN is a member organization comprising accredited investors in South-Central Ontario seeking to deploy [Read More]
Washington, D.C.-based Drone as a Service company Measure has announced its membership in both the International Franchise Association (IFA) and VetFran. Measure says it will now be able to offer “aspiring qualified franchisees a unique, comprehensive business opportunity to thrive [Read More]
With sectors such as mining, infrastructure, agriculture and surveying, simply talking about a new technology is not enough to impress them; you need to talk about how this solves problems specific to their industries.
Trimble, a California-based technology company focused on applications requiring position or location, has sold its Belgium-based Gatewing unmanned aircraft system (UAS) engineering and manufacturing business to Delair-Tech. As a France-based provider of long-range, fixed-wing UAS solutions for industrial inspection and [Read More]
Grand Forks, N.D.-based SkySkopes recently hired a U.S. Air Force vet, Mike Johnson, to take on the role of director of flight operations. According to a local North Dakota blog, the 2004 Air Force Academy graduate started his new job [Read More]
Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt, a self-serve snack franchise headquartered in Oklahoma City, has completed what it calls the first froyo delivery via unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The delivery took place at Hope College in Holland, Mich. The pilot delivery program, [Read More]
Paris-based consumer drone company Parrot, citing the recent acceleration of the reduction in prices for the mid-end segment of the consumer drone market, has revised its growth targets for the year. The company, which says its sales have been impacted, [Read More]
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