$2million sought for healthcare operations
Two non-profit organisations that are helping with drone-based health delivery in Malawi and Mozambique are still hoping for well-wishers to…
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Drone crush of the Week: Zimbabwe Flying Labs and Integrated Aerial Systems
We know it took them a lot of guts, man hours and fumbling through the dark to get to where they are today. And before you say it, we kno…
The future of delivery drones
Spoiler alert... it is bright. The World Economic Forum has clearly warmed up to the arrival of drone technology as an economic force on …
Cultivating community trust in humanitarian drones
Humanitarian drones have been the most common way of introducing drone technology in most communities in the Global South. The drones have b…
New software algorithm flies drone faster than humans
Are drone pilots already being made redundant before their careers even begin? For the first time ever, an autonomously flying quadrotor …
EHang firefighting drone passes quality tests
Chinese drone manufacturer and technology platform EHang has declared that its fire-fighting drone has passed examination by China’s quali…
Malawian drone start-up picks up e-mobility prize
A Malawian drone and robotics start-up has become one of the five inaugural winners of the E-Mobility Innovation Call award, after shrugging…
Drone technology and the protests in South Africa
It has been a trying few days for business owners, mainly in South African townships, who have had to helplessly watch as their business pre…
Optron enters deal to supply GPS-denied drones across Africa
There will be fully autonomous drones flying into GPS-denied environments in Africa soon. This, after American robotics company, Exyn Tec…
Search and rescue drones for missing dogs
Many people in the drone world might be aware of DJI’s interactive map that plots places all over the world where drones were directly inv…
Benin celebrates Drone Day
It may have taken them five years to arrive at the party, but the drone community in Benin was very proud to join the rest of the world in c…
UK regional police department to expand drone contingent
They used them once. They used them twice. They used them three times – and now they want everybody in police uniform to use drones in …