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Flyability funding got a major boost this week as the company celebrated a 15 million Swiss Franc (CHF) Series C funding round, augmenting their previous CHF 7 million. (CHF 22 million is currently about $22, 645,000 USD.) The companies unique Elios 3 collision safe platform for indoor inspection was on display this week on […] The post Flyability Funding: More than $22 Million for Makers of Elios Indoor Inspection Platform appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Matternet M2 Becomes First Non-Military Drone in US to Achieve FAA Type Certification by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Today, leading commercial drone delivery system developer Matternet announced that its Matternet M2 drone has been granted Type Certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The M2 is the first ever non-military unmanned aircraft to […] The post Matternet M2 Drone Receives First FAA Type Certification for a Non-Military Drone appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

At Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas, commercial drone company Draganfly unveiled three new products: a Long Range LiDAR system which can be used as a mobile LiDAR system on drones, manned aircraft, or mounted to another vehicle or backpack; a North American-made Heavy Lift Drone, and the smaller “Swiss Army Knife” Commander 3 XL […] The post Draganfly Launches New Products: Two New Aircraft, and Long Range LiDAR [DRONELIFE Interviews CEO Cameron Chell] appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Commercial UAV Expo is hosting a record-breaking crowd in Las Vegas this year. At the first keynotes of the show this morning, a lineup of important industry figures gave attendees the insights they’ve been waiting for – including the FAA plan for drone regulation in the coming year. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · […] The post What Does the FAA Plan for Drone Regulations? From the Keynotes at Commercial UAV Expo (and the FAA’s Surprise Announcement) appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Real World ROI: Unlocking the Future of Successful Drone Adoption At this morning’s Commercial UAV Expo Keynotes, Commercial UAV Expo Editor Jeremiah Karpowitz and Skydio Co-Founder and CEO Adam Bry discussed how the concept of automation and reliability inform the ROI of commercial drones. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · The – ROI – […] The post The ROI of Commercial Drone Programs: Skydio’s Adam Bry at Commercial UAV Expo appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss Toni Drummond on Dawn of Drones, Wednesday September 7 at 11:00 EST. Stream below: Join Dawn and special guest Toni Drummond, Partner at Prestige Air Group and Founder/CEO Global Aerial Management Group (GAMG), our sponsor-of-the-month as we kick off September and our “Market Use Cases” series on the Dawn of Drones podcast. The […] The post Toni Drummond on Dawn of Drones, September 7: Live from Commercial UAV Expo! appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

As Commercial UAV Expo gets started in Las Vegas, Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), today launched SIRAS™, “a professional drone that includes a quick-connect dual radiometric thermal and visible camera payload.” SIRAS fills a major gap in the industry right now – a professional drone with some of the best imaging available, […] The post Teledyne FLIR New Drone: SIRAS™ Fills a Gap in the Industry appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Company uses spraying drones to efficiently and safely wash buildings By Jim Magill Innovative entrepreneurs continue to come up with new ways in which drones can be used to perform a wide range of jobs that had previously required human workers, more efficiently, at a lower cost and more safely, than was previously possible. Continue […] The post Hi Rise Window Washing and More: Lucid Spraying Drones Solve an Age-Old Problem appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

New FAA Exemption Grants American Robotics Unlimited Commercial Operations of its Drone System by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Ondas Holdings [NASDAQ:ONDS] is one of the holdings in the AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF [NYSE ARCA:UAV], the only ETF dedicated to the drone economy. The AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF is a thematic investment strategy seeking […] The post American Robotics FAA Exemption: Scout System May Operate Without Limits appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Autel Robotics to Announce New EVO II V3 Series Drones at IFA 2022 by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Aviation and aerospace company Autel Robotics will be announcing a range of new drones and related accessories at electronics trade show IFA 2022. Autel’s products to be revealed include the new Autel EVO II V3 […] The post Six New Autel Drones: New EVO II V3 Series appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Zipline and Jumia Partner for Retail Drone Delivery in Africa by DRONELIFE Staff Writer, Ian M Crosby Africa led the world in medical drone delivery. Now, instant logistics leader Zipline announced a partnership with African e-commerce platform Jumia that will see the integration of Zipline’s delivery system with Jumia’s distribution network for the deployment of […] The post Zipline and E-Commerce Platform Jumia Begin Retail Drone Delivery in Africa appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week, September 2. Click on the titles below for the full story. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drone – News – Of – The – Week – September – 2-DRONELIFE – Headlines – All […] The post Drone News of the Week, September 2: DRONELIFE Headlines, All in One Place to Read or Listen appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

PromoDrones and Vets To Drones Partner: Drone Training for Veterans by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby San Diego-based digital display drone company PromoDrone has formed a partnership with Vets To Drones, a veteran-owned program offering veterans an entry point into the UAS industry. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Project Drone – Training […] The post Drone Training for Veterans: PromoDrone Partners with Vets to Drones appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

The DRONEII Drone Industry Barometer 2022 is out – and the results of the survey reveal what drone manufacturers, service providers, and users experienced in the last 12 months, and anticipate for next year. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drone – Industry – Barometer – Why – Do – Most – Companies – […] The post DRONEII’s Drone Industry Barometer 2022 is Out: Why Most Companies Use Drones appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Retailer Helps Clean Up The Great Lakes with Robot Technology: Pixie water drone and BeBot Beach Robot by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Pixie – Water – Drone – Cleans – Up – Trash – In – The – Great – Lakes Retail chain Meijer recently announced […] The post Pixie Water Drone Picks Up Trash and Gathers Water Data: Meijer Helps the Great Lakes Cleanup Program appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Censys Technologies Announces New Leasing Option by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Censys – Introduces – New – Leasing – Program – For – Made – In – The – US – Fixed – Wing – Drone Beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) unmanned aerial systems (UAS) […] The post Censys Offers Leasing Options for Made in the US, BVLOS Fixed Wing appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Reliable Connectivity for Large-Scale Drone Delivery Services: DroneUp and Elsight Halo Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Reliable – Connectivity – Is – Key – To – Wide – Scale – Drone – Delivery – Case – StudyIn an new case study by Elsight, DroneUp and Elsight Halo: how robust communications supports DroneUp’s command […] The post DroneUp and Elsight Halo: Connectivity for Large Scale Drone Delivery appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Verge Aero Partners with T-Mobile and Google Pixel for Lollapalooza Drone Show by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby This past July, Verge Aero deployed 300 of its custom built drones at Chicago’s famous Lollapalooza festival, which performed a drone show above the venue to enhance the event. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · […] The post The Lollapalooza Drone Show: Verge Aero Uses T-Mobile 5G and a Google Pixel Phone appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Skyportz Reveals Design for Australia’s First Electric Air Taxi Vertiport by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Skyportz – Reveals – Stunning – Design – For – Australias – First – Vertiport At the AAUS annual Advanced Air Mobility summit in Melbourne, Skyportz showcased the design of its […] The post Skyportz Reveals Stunning Design for Australia’s First Electric Air Taxi Vertiport appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss Xelevate and CSU Drone Center on Dawn of Drones, Wednesday August 31 at 11:00 AM EST! Stream below: This week we close out our month dedicated to Developing Industry Leaders Month on the Dawn of Drones podcast, sponsored by Skydio with leaders by hosting leaders from drone training centers on the east and […] The post Xelevate and CSU Drone Center on Dawn of Drones August 31! appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss a thing at Commercial UAV Expo 2022! Check out our partners, and the show’s special features. The Commercial UAV Expo is the world’s leading commercial drone trade show and conference – and it’s only 8 days away! You can still register here for the show, held September 6-8, 2022 at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas. […] The post Commercial UAV Expo 2022 Has a Sold Out Exhibit Floor: Make Sure You Don’t Miss A Thing appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Volatus Aerospace with FlightOps OS Receives Canada’s First Certificate for BVLOS flight, no visual observers. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Volatus Aerospace, using the FlightOps OS, has become the first company in Canada to obtain a Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC), authorizing the operation of drones without […] The post BVLOS Flight, No Visual Observers: Volatus and FlightOps Receive Cert in Canada appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

First U.S. Airport Deployment of DroneSentry Counterdrone Technology In a company first, DroneShield has announced the sale and deployment of the DroneSentry counterdrone system at a U.S. international airport. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · DroneSentry – Deployed – At – US – Airport – For – Drone – Detection Since the Gatwick airport incident […] The post DroneShield Announces First Deployment of DroneSentry Counter Drone Tech at U.S. Airport appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Many operators have learned the hard way that landing drones on steep roofs is almost impossible. Now, researchers at the Université de Sherbrooke have developed landing gear that allows a quadcopter drone to land even on a steep surface – which could have major implications for the commercial drone industry. The shock absorbing landing gear […] The post Helping Drones Land on Steep Rooftops: Check Out This Video appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Introducing Global Mapper Mobile’s New GNSS Device Support via TCP/IP Communication Global Mapper Pro is a powerful geospatial data analysis program that contains tools for everything from raster image processing to photogrammetric point cloud creation with the Pixels to Points tool. Designed to work alongside Global Mapper Pro, the free iOS and Android Global Mapper […] The post Global Mapper Mobile: New GNSS Device Support appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article