Drone Delivery – Is It A Good Idea?

Drone Delivery – Is It A Good Idea?

You’ve likely heard a lot of talk about using drones to deliver everything from blood to seeds. But is it actually a good idea? Today we take a look at some of the pros and cons of this new industry and try and see if it’s really worth it. The company Zipline currently airdrops critical blood and other medical supplies with over 500 packages being delivered per day, rain or shine, 24/7 at up to 75…

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ImpulseRC Speak Out About Clone Frames

ImpulseRC Speak Out About Clone Frames

We spoke to Sean Blakemore on the issue of clone frames and what impact do they have on the fpv frame industry   Firstly what direct impact has the cloned frames had on the impulseRC Alien frame, has it effected sales of your frame? i am aware the Martian is currently made in china, and sold by several websites at between $30-$40, is the Alien frame made in china? It would be very hard to…

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Ethan Jackson at Microsoft Research talks about outbreak prevention using drones

Ethan Jackson at Microsoft Research talks about outbreak prevention using drones

Drones continue to be used in new research for life preservation, the latest project from Microsoft aims to do just that by using drones to collect data on disease carrying mosquitoes Microsoft Research, working with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health, University of Pittsburgh and St. George’s University, conducted a feasibility study in Grenada to determine the viability of Project Premonition. The research uses autonomous methods such as drone-enabled mosquito traps to attract and collect mosquitoes,…

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