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Bug brains could help drone swarms find their way home
Posted in Science on 23rd Jul, 2024
by Alex Muller
Researchers at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) have developed a 56-gram drone that uses visual snapshots for autonomous navigation, demonstrating a practical approach for tiny drones to operate in GPS-denied environments.
Exclusive interview with Flashforest.ca: an incredible drone enabled reforestation project
Posted in Featured, Hardware, Interviews, Science on 24th Apr, 2023
by Alex Muller
The journey to "plant 1 billion trees by 2028 to heal our planet’s lungs, and not stop there."
Alphabet’s Wing will kick off Helsinki drone deliveries in summer 2019
Posted in Business on 20th May, 2019
by Alex Muller
Wing says in the coming weeks it will deploy a small fleet of drones in the city’s Vuosaari district, where they’ll ferry provisions from convenience stores to homes and “multi-family housing communities.”
Speeding Up Tree Planting By One Hundred Times Using Drones
Posted in Business, Science on 1st May, 2019
by Alex Muller
BioCarbon Engineering wants to counter act climate change and carbon emissions by speeding the planting of trees by one hundred times by using drones.
Alibaba and JD.com invest billions in drones and robots working to global delivery under 72 hours
Posted in Hardware on 12th Jun, 2018
by Alex Muller
Alibaba's founder and executive chairman Jack Ma Yun wants to bring global delivery times for his logistics affiliate to under 72 hours.