Tag: drones
Research questions accuracy of drone data in agriculture
Farmers keen to adopt drone technology to improve crop health should be wary of 'off the shelf' aerial products, according to researchers at the University...
Research: NASA to explore Mars with swarm of robot bees
Researchers have proposed a swarm of collaborative robots as a better means of exploring Mars. Malek Murison reports.
Mars is a long way away. At...
DJI and FLIR launch drone tech that saves lives
Drone industry leader DJI has teamed up with thermal imaging specialists FLIR to launch a new two-lensed camera system that enables drones to break...
New Walmart patents signal a push towards Retail 2.0
US retail giant Walmart's vision of the future has been revealed by a number of recent patents. These suggest that its ambition is now...
Aerones creates drone to de-ice and service wind turbines
Malek Murison explains how a Latvian drone startup is repurposing consumer technology to provide critical infrastructure maintenance.
Aerones made headlines last year when one of...
Bee robotic: Walmart files patents on automating agriculture
US retailer Walmart has filed a raft of patents aimed at automating processes in the agriculture sector. Among them is a robotic solution to...
DHL US trials robots, AI, AR & crowdsourcing to beat Amazon
Parcel delivery and logistics firm DHL said today that it is piloting a range of new connected technologies in the US, including collaborative robots,...
IoT in Agtech: Australia invests millions in robots, digital farming
Farmers in the Australian state of Victoria have been promised a $15 million financial and technological boost that is expected to be "a game-changer" for...
Lights, camera, ID! Ford offers remote ID solution for drones
Car manufacturer Ford has announced a potential solution to the problem of identifying drones from a distance.
In the US, Ford is the sole representative of the...
UK government proposes IoT security and device labelling scheme
The UK government has proposed an IoT device labelling scheme to ensure that consumers are aware of a product’s security features at the point...
Five predictions on the future of smart warehousing
Warehousing is no longer the dumb, static component in the supply chain, but an area that's ripe for smart transformation. Chris Middleton and Kayla...
Vodafone to trial air traffic control system for drones
Telecoms giant Vodafone has announced trials of an air traffic control system for drones. The company is using its 4G mobile network and Internet...