DroneBase to expand services to renewable energy market, open new office in Germany using new funding
Professional drone services company DroneBase has raised $7.5 million in Series C funding.
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WiBotic to use latest funding to enhance its wireless charging products for UAS and robots
WiBotic, the provider of advanced wireless charging and power optimization platforms for aerial, mobile and marine robots, has secured $5.7 million in Series A funding.
Collins Aerospace, L3Harris Technologies, Thales USA to help enable BVLOS UAS ops in North Dakota
Collins Aerospace, L3Harris Technologies, and Thales USA have all been selected to provide systems engineering and integration services to build, implement, and operate North Dakota’s first-of-its-kind, aviation-grade, statewide network for flying UAS beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS).
Rocos, Boston Dynamics partner to enhance existing capabilities of Spot robot
Robot operations software platform provider Rocos has partnered with Boston Dynamics to enhance the existing capabilities of Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot. Through the partnership, remote mission design and execution, as well as a teleoperation functionality, will be integrated into Spot.
Texas Electric Cooperatives, Exelon Clearsight partner to make UAS a part of utility inspections in Texas
Texas Electric Cooperatives Inc. (TEC) and Exelon Clearsight LLC have partnered to bring advanced UAS, robot, and software enabled inspections to utilities in Texas.
Under the agreement, TEC has exclusive rights to sell Exelon Clearsight's services to Electric Cooperatives, Generation & Transmission Cooperatives, and Municipal Authorities across the state of Texas.
F-drones completes first commercial BVLOS drone delivery in Singapore
On April 19, F-drones completed the first commercial beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone delivery in Singapore.
Einride, Lidl continue working towards automated transport in Sweden
As part of the next step of a long-term partnership that dates back to 2017, Einride has announced that it will supply electric trucks to supermarket company Lidl this year to transform its supply chain to be emissions-free.
Sonardyne, XOCEAN use USV to conduct live seabed-to-shore data harvesting mission
As part of a seabed monitoring campaign at the giant Ormen Lange field offshore Norway, Sonardyne International Ltd. and XOCEAN recently used a USV to successfully complete a pioneering live seabed-to-shore data harvesting mission for A/S Norske Shell.
AUVSI to Host Webinar on Energy Solutions for the Unmanned Ecosystem
For Immediate Release: April 13, 2020Contact: Tom McMahon, tmcmahon@auvsi.org, (571) 255-7786 AUVSI to Host Webinar on Energy Solutions for the Unmanned Ecosystem Experts to take a deep dive into trends for batteries and fuel cells ARLINGTON, Va. – The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) will host a webinar, “Energy Solutions for the Unmanned Ecosystem,” on Wednesday, April... Continue reading
UAV Navigation, Sky Power collaborate to design flight control technologies for UAS
UAV Navigation and Sky Power have worked together to design flight control technologies.