Monthly Archives: April 2021

The Ultimate Guide to Conformal Coating

What is Conformal Coating Made Of? Conformal coatings are generally made of a polymeric resin and, when necessary, thinned in one or more solvents, thus allowing the material to dispense and flow properly. The best type of resin to choose depends on the required protection needed for the electronic device and the particular environment it will be located. Method of…

Former Inmate Admits Role in Scheme to use Drones to Smuggle Contraband into Fort Dix Federal Prison

NEWARK, N.J. – A Hudson County, New Jersey, man today admitted participating in a conspiracy to use drones to smuggle contraband, including cell phones and tobacco, into the federal correctional facility at Fort Dix, and to possessing heroin and fentanyl with the intent to distribute, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Jason Arteaga-Loayza, aka “Juice,” 30, of Jersey City,…

Early Monday, a tiny helicopter flew on Mars It was a short hop, just up and down, for Ingenuity , which hitched a ride to space inside the Perseverance rover

in February. And it was an extraordinary feat: the first-ever powered flight on another planet.By Nick Kirkpatrick, Frank Hulley-Jones and Laris KarklisApril 20, 2021 Over the next 31 days, Ginny the chopper will make a handful of test flights in the thin Mars air under the watchful gaze of Percy, which will relay images and data back to NASA. The flight is one of…

Fitness drones are coming, if inventors can get all the kinks out of them

By Bernd Debusmann Jr.April 18, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. EDT In the past 20 years, drones have become a fixture of modern life. From photography and journalism to package delivery and crop monitoring, companies of all kinds are increasingly turning to unmanned flying devices to cut costs, increase efficiency, decrease workload or simply do what humans cannot. Where the world…

Big Tech trying to replace human crop harvesters with flying robots

03/15/2021 / By Ethan Huff An Israeli corporation known as Tevel Aerobotics Technologies has developed a new flying autonomous robot (FAR) that it claims is able to harvest fruit day and night from orchards without the need for humans. Advancing the agenda to eliminate most people and replace them with artificial intelligence (AI) robots, Tevel says its AI-embedded harvesting drones have the capacity to…

navigational data and communication tools fothe drone industry

Skyward is a flight operations management platform designed for drone operators. Their platform can be used for independent operators to plan and track flights for their drone services, and also for large teams to coordinate efforts Drone Logbook  provides operations and compliance software for UAV Pilots. With a focus on automating workflow by supporting the importation of more than 70 different UAV…

Reminder: Drop drones as wildfire activity increases

By MNICS REPORT Firefighters and aviation managers are asking for the public’s help again this year to prevent drones from interfering with wildfire suppression efforts. “While most drone pilots know the regulations and the importance of not flying near wildfires, drone incursions continue to happen in Minnesota,” said Leanne Langeberg, Public Information Officer with the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center. “One…

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