Sinclair Community College for the first time will offer a course online to teach students how to apply for approval to fly unmanned aerial systems from the Federal Aviation Administration, the school announced. The online class — which Sinclair said…
Amazon.com, in its relentless pursuit of faster delivery, may in the not-too-distant future turn to drones to drop copies of “50 Shades of Grey” on customers’ doorsteps. Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos‘ tantalizing announcement only brought to fore the myriad nonmilitary uses…
Karen Farkas, The Plain Dealer KENT, Ohio — Drones are in the news following the announcement by Amazon.com that it may soon deliver packages using unmanned aerial systems. And drones are a hot academic field. Beginning next fall Kent State University will teach college…
Katie Spence, The Motley Fool The Bat Unmanned Aircraft System is one of Northrop’s smaller drones. Photo: Northrop Grumman. Thanks to the continuation of sequestration, defense companies such as Northrop Grumman , are feeling the impact of defense budget cuts. Moreover, it…
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany’s express delivery and mail company Deutsche Post DHL is testing a drone that could be used to deliver urgently needed goods to hard-to-reach places. The small pilotless helicopter flew a package of medicine Monday from…
Todd Campbell Amazon (AMZN) captured the world’s attention last week, announcing on the popular news TV show 60 Minutes that the future of commercial delivery rests in unmanned drones. So far, no one is talking about who might make those drones, but one of…
By Joseph V. Paiva, PhD, PS, PE The FAA released its UAS Roadmap and plan for integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the national airspace system (NAS) on Nov. 7, 2013. You can find these documents on the Web at this site:http://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/uas/. There’s much…
RobotShop announced today the acquisition of DiaLFonZo-Copter, a company established in Canada which designs and produces a variety of multi-rotor UAV copters. In 2012, RobotShop bought Lynxmotion, a leading manufacturer and pioneer of educational robot kits. The products offered at…
DAYTON, OH – A study set to be completed early next year will lead to developing a unique national capability in Ohio for flying unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to meet Air Force research needs and to boost Ohio’s leadership in…
Good luck to the folks organising this one, it needs lots of voices. Perhaps the AUVSI will inform there membership as well. Instruct the FAA to allow commercial operation of small UAS outside of populated areas. The FAA is hampering…
