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fromFortune
2 weeks ago
European startups

ARK Invest is betting on underdog drone delivery company Manna to beat out Alphabet and Zipline | Fortune

Manna secured $50 million in funding to expand its drone delivery services in the U.S. and Europe, aiming to revolutionize last-mile delivery.
fromEngadget
1 month ago
Silicon Valley

Wing expands its drone delivery service to the Bay Area

Automated drones will deliver packages in 30 minutes or less to San Francisco Bay Area residents.
Brooklyn
fromHoodline
4 hours ago

Cargo Drone Trial Links Manhattan and Brooklyn

Automated cargo drones will operate between Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn for a year, testing air delivery to alleviate street congestion.
European startups
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

ARK Invest is betting on underdog drone delivery company Manna to beat out Alphabet and Zipline | Fortune

Manna secured $50 million in funding to expand its drone delivery services in the U.S. and Europe, aiming to revolutionize last-mile delivery.
Silicon Valley
fromEngadget
1 month ago

Wing expands its drone delivery service to the Bay Area

Automated drones will deliver packages in 30 minutes or less to San Francisco Bay Area residents.
#evtol
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
16 hours ago

We Backed Archer Aviation Over Joby Aviation a Year Ago. Here's Why We Were Wrong.

Joby Aviation outperformed Archer Aviation in Q4 2025, showing significant revenue growth and tangible business developments.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
16 hours ago

We Backed Archer Aviation Over Joby Aviation a Year Ago. Here's Why We Were Wrong.

Joby Aviation outperformed Archer Aviation in Q4 2025, showing significant revenue growth and tangible business developments.
#drones
fromTechCrunch
4 weeks ago
NYC startup

A former Thiel fellow's startup just launched a drone it says can replace police helicopters | TechCrunch

fromFuturism
2 months ago
Gadgets

Police in Detroit Suburb Install Hives That Can Instantly Deploy Drones to Fight Crime

Dearborn launched a Drone as First Responder program using Skydio drones and dock hives to quickly assess incidents and augment police response.
fromFast Company
2 months ago
Gadgets

Here's why the Olympics drones fly so fast

Custom-built agile drones provide first-person, athlete-level aerial perspectives of the 2026 Winter Games, enhancing broadcast coverage with immersive, motion-focused footage.
Agriculture
fromRealagriculture
1 day ago

Pairing virtual fence GPS collars with drones opens new doors for ranchers

Drones and virtual fencing are revolutionizing cattle management, offering cost-effective and efficient solutions for ranchers.
NYC startup
fromTechCrunch
4 weeks ago

A former Thiel fellow's startup just launched a drone it says can replace police helicopters | TechCrunch

Brinc aims to revolutionize public safety with its advanced drone technology, particularly the new Guardian model designed to replace police helicopters.
Washington DC
fromArs Technica
4 weeks ago

BRINC's new police drone uses Starlink, carries Narcan, chases vehicles at 60mph

BRINC's drones are increasingly adopted by U.S. cities as part of the drone as first responder system, with significant contracts and innovations.
#robotics
fromTechRepublic
2 days ago
Artificial intelligence

China Deploys Robot Dogs, Drones, and Humanoids to Run a 'Full-Space' Metro System

fromTechCrunch
4 weeks ago
Startup companies

Lucid Bots raises $20M to keep up with demand for its window-washing drones | TechCrunch

Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
4 weeks ago

Lucid Bots raises $20M to keep up with demand for its window-washing drones | TechCrunch

Lucid Bots focuses on practical robotics for window cleaning, contrasting with the industry's emphasis on humanoid robots and flashy demonstrations.
East Bay (California)
fromSFGATE
1 week ago

Oakland is turning to AI drones to help solve its illegal dumping problem

Oakland is using AI-powered drones to identify illegal dumping locations and improve waste management efficiency.
Photography
fromWIRED
6 days ago

Do You Actually Need a Smart Bird Feeder With a Movable Camera?

The Aura bird feeder camera features a unique design with versatile mounting options and offers 4-MP photos and 2.5K Ultra HD video.
fromresund Startups
4 days ago

Raven Tech's Autonomous Drone Catcher Takes Flight

Raven Tech's system combines detection, autonomous flight, and net-based capture to neutralize unauthorized drones. Once an intruder is detected, the system deploys a drone to intercept and safely transport the rogue drone to a designated location.
European startups
#waymo
London
fromTheregister
1 week ago

Waymo self-driving cars face toughest test yet: London

Waymo is testing its autonomous driving software in London, moving towards a fully driverless ride-hailing service with trained specialists on standby.
Agriculture
fromRealagriculture
5 days ago

Drone Spraying, land economics & land ownership | RealAg on the Weekend, April 18 & 19, 2026

The show features interviews on land transactions, economics, and drone spraying in Canadian agriculture.
fromFuturism
6 days ago

Robot Dogs Patrolling Precious Crops as Food Crisis Deepens

Bayer is supplementing human security patrols around its 8,000 acre Hawaiian corn farm with robotic security dogs, supplied by the tech firm Asylon. The Asylon dogs are meant to guard the company's precious maize from vandals, wildfires, wild fauna, and other hazards around the clock.
Agriculture
European startups
fromTNW | Deep-Tech
1 week ago

Kelluu raises 15M to build a persistent aerial intelligence layer for Europe

Kelluu raised €15 million in Series A funding led by NATO Innovation Fund for its autonomous hydrogen-powered airships.
Roam Research
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

How AI-powered echolocation is giving small drones night vision

An ultrasound-based perception system inspired by bat echolocation enables small aerial robots to navigate in low-visibility environments.
#dji
European startups
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

Sorry kid, drones are for war now

The US ban on DJI has not led to increased opportunities for other drone manufacturers, who are focusing on military contracts instead.
European startups
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

Sorry kid, drones are for war now

The US ban on DJI has not led to increased opportunities for other drone manufacturers, who are focusing on military contracts instead.
#drone-technology
Photography
fromEngadget
4 weeks ago

DJI Avata 360 drone review: 360 video hits new highs

The Avata 360 offers advanced features like 360 video and subject tracking, but sacrifices some video quality compared to competitors.
European startups
fromTNW | Investors-Funding
2 weeks ago

AirHub raises 4.4M from Keen Venture Partners to scale drone operations software

AirHub raised €4.4M to enhance drone fleet management for government and security sectors, expanding its operations across Europe and the Middle East.
Photography
fromEngadget
4 weeks ago

DJI Avata 360 drone review: 360 video hits new highs

The Avata 360 offers advanced features like 360 video and subject tracking, but sacrifices some video quality compared to competitors.
European startups
fromTNW | Investors-Funding
2 weeks ago

AirHub raises 4.4M from Keen Venture Partners to scale drone operations software

AirHub raised €4.4M to enhance drone fleet management for government and security sectors, expanding its operations across Europe and the Middle East.
fromReadWrite
1 month ago

From Reactive Repairs to Smarter Home Protection: How Technology Is Changing Roof Care

In the past, roof inspections mostly focused on what could be seen from the outside. Contractors looked for broken shingles, worn flashing, or areas where water might enter the roof. The problem is that roof damage does not always show clear signs right away. Water can move through roofing layers before it becomes visible inside the home.
Renovation
NYC startup
fromHoodline
1 month ago

NYPD Rolls Out Nearly $1 Million Drone-Hunting SUV For City Streets

NYPD has introduced a high-tech SUV for drone operations, enhancing counterterrorism capabilities with rapid response features.
fromTNW | Drones
2 weeks ago

Joby and Air Space Intelligence team up to manage US electric air taxi skies

Joby Aviation and Air Space Intelligence announced a partnership to integrate AI-driven airspace management into U.S. electric air taxi operations, using ASI's Flyways AI platform to model high-density eVTOL traffic before commercial flights begin later this year.
European startups
Roam Research
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Water company spins out homegrown AI after LLMs failed it

Large language models provided confidently incorrect information about materials science, causing a water desalination startup to waste four months and $200,000 validating a material choice that ultimately proved inferior.
Artificial intelligence
fromMedium
1 month ago

From Dumb Devices to Digital Teammates: How Agentic AI is Revolutionizing the Internet of Things

Agentic AI transforms IoT from obedient automation into intelligent systems that anticipate needs, reason through problems, and take initiative rather than simply following programmed commands.
East Bay (California)
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Santa Cruz-Based Electric Air Taxi Company Showcases Demo Flight Across the Bay

Joby Aviation demonstrated its piloted electric air taxi, reducing a typical hour-long bay crossing to 10 minutes, with trial operations launching in 10 states and potential future expansion to California.
fromTechRepublic
1 month ago

Delivery Robots Hit Streets Backed by Niantic's Pokemon GO-Era Mapping - TechRepublic

Coco is pushing beyond the slower sidewalk delivery bots that have shaped the category so far. The new robot can move onto streets and bike lanes where legal and appropriate, and it can carry multiple orders at once, according to Semafor's report on Coco 2.
Toronto startup
fromRealagriculture
1 month ago

TerraScout brings robot agronomic scouting to the farm

It can drive through the field and look at every square inch. We really honed our craft on model performance and detection with rocks, and now we've transitioned that into weeds. The robot uses a boom-mounted camera system to capture detailed imagery across the field. With eight cameras operating at 1 millimetre resolution, TerraScout can generate billions of data points per acre, allowing it to identify specific objects, including individual weeds.
Agriculture
Venture
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Joby Aviation and Archer Aviation's Air Battle Continues

Archer Aviation sued Joby Aviation for government fraud and concealing Chinese ties, escalating legal conflict between leading eVTOL competitors amid regulatory scrutiny and federal grant competition.
Alternative transportation
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

Flying Cars Could Hit the Skies as Soon as This Summer: 'It's Not Science Fiction'

The U.S. Department of Transportation will allow flying cars to operate in eight U.S. regions starting June 2024 through a three-year pilot program testing electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles and ultralight aircraft.
#electric-air-taxis
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Live: Will AeroVironment (AVAV) Beat Q3 Earnings Tonight?

AeroVironment reports Q3 FY2026 earnings with Wall Street expecting $0.69 EPS on $475.65M revenue, driven primarily by BlueHalo acquisition integration and organic drone business growth.
#autonomous-vehicles
Toronto startup
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Zoox starts mapping Dallas and Phoenix for its robotaxis | TechCrunch

Zoox is expanding autonomous vehicle testing to Dallas and Phoenix by first mapping streets with manually driven Toyota Highlanders before deploying self-driving systems and purpose-built robotaxis.
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago
Tech industry

Exclusive: Uber launches an 'AV Labs' division to gather driving data for robotaxi partners | TechCrunch

Toronto startup
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Zoox starts mapping Dallas and Phoenix for its robotaxis | TechCrunch

Zoox is expanding autonomous vehicle testing to Dallas and Phoenix by first mapping streets with manually driven Toyota Highlanders before deploying self-driving systems and purpose-built robotaxis.
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago
Tech industry

Exclusive: Uber launches an 'AV Labs' division to gather driving data for robotaxi partners | TechCrunch

Tech industry
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Archer Aviation Is Putting NVIDIA's IGX Thor at the Core of Its Air Taxi's Brain

Archer Aviation integrates NVIDIA's IGX Thor compute platform into its Midnight eVTOL aircraft for safety-critical autonomy, enabling unified sensor fusion and flight decision logic on a certifiable hardware substrate.
Environment
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Government upgrades drones to catch illegal dumpers

The UK is deploying drones, LIDAR and vehicle-screening tools and increasing enforcement funding to combat organized illegal waste dumping and fly-tipping.
NYC startup
fromWIRED
1 month ago

'Flying Cars' Will Take Off in American Skies This Summer

Advanced aircraft combining helicopter and airplane capabilities will begin operating in eight US regions by June 2024 through a three-year FAA pilot program before full certification.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Robotaxis are in a literal land grab moment

The robotaxi takeover - assuming they take over - will also be a real estate story. As Waymo, Uber, Tesla, and other competitors race to flood the streets with fully autonomous cars, robotaxi operators will need to find places to park, charge, and maintain their vehicles. Voltera, a charging infrastructure company based in Palo Alto that has partnered with Alphabet-backed Waymo, is buying up real estate now to prep for the AV boom.
Real estate
fromPCMAG
12 years ago

'SkyJack' Software Finds and Hijacks Drones

is a drone engineered to autonomously seek out, hack, and wirelessly take over other drones within wifi distance, creating an army of zombie drones under your control.
Information security
Fundraising
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Skyryse lands another $300M to make flying, even helicopters, simple and safe | TechCrunch

Skyryse raised over $300 million in Series C funding, reaching a $1.15 billion valuation while advancing FAA certification and deploying SkyOS across helicopters including Black Hawks.
Public health
fromNature
2 months ago

The smart sensors improving the world's biggest cities

Sensors and low-cost interventions are being used to monitor and mitigate heat, pollution, and infrastructure challenges in rapidly growing megacities.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago

Why long range communication is useful for industrial monitoring - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Long-range radio waves can pass through obstacles more easily, which makes them perfect for monitoring expansive factories or outdoor infrastructure. A recent report by Fabrity highlighted that these systems use very little power. This allows sensors to operate for 5 to 10 years on a single battery. Using such tech means you do not have to install expensive wiring across your entire site.
Roam Research
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

A different set of rules': thermal drone footage shows Musk's AI power plant flouting clean air regulations

xAI continues operating unpermitted gas turbines at a Southaven datacenter, emitting pollutants despite an EPA ruling that such turbines require state permits.
Venture
fromPrivacy International
1 month ago

Dual-use tech: the Skydio example

Skydio transitioned from consumer drones to defense-focused manufacturing, securing major US military contracts and achieving $2.2 billion valuation by 2024.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
2 months ago

aerogel-covered drone flies inside burning buildings to help firefighters in rescue missions

FireDrone is an aerogel-covered that can help firefighters in rescue missions by surveying for victims inside burning buildings. The assistive device aims to be the 'flying eye' in extreme environments so humans can be sure of who are and what is inside a site before going in. The FireDrone flying machine resembles a small quadcopter with its four arms and spinning propellers, but unlike regular drones, the parts of the device are built to survive high temperatures.
Gadgets
Artificial intelligence
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Self-driving cars, drones hijacked by custom road signs

Environmental indirect prompt injection attacks can hijack embodied AI (self-driving cars, drones) via manipulated signage, causing dangerous misbehavior across languages and appearances.
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Live: Will Archer Aviation Beat Earnings After the Bell Tomorrow?

For a pre-revenue company burning through roughly $126 million per quarter in cash, the narrative around FAA certification progress, Hawthorne Airport integration, and 2026 guidance will matter far more than any headline loss figure.
Business
Tech industry
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Lidar-maker Ouster buys vision company StereoLabs as sensor consolidation continues | TechCrunch

Ouster acquired StereoLabs for $35 million and 1.8 million shares to integrate vision-based perception with lidar and build a unified sensing platform.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Airbus is making a new handheld tablet for helicopters to act as a hub for drone teams

"We were completely controlling the drone from the helicopter. For us, it's of course unique. Today, what we performed is a world first," Gerin-Roze told reporters on Thursday at the Singapore Airshow. The software is part of Airbus' contribution to the surging industry for drone wingmen, which the world's biggest aircraft manufacturers are betting will be the future of air warfare.
Gadgets
European startups
fromTNW | Ecosystems
1 month ago

AIRMO raises 5M to put methane-sniffing satellites in orbit by 2027

AIRMO secured €5 million seed funding to launch its first satellite in 2027, deploying micro-LiDAR and SWIR imaging technology capable of detecting methane leaks the size of a leaking car from orbit.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Shield AI says its Hivemind AI pilot just flew a drone vying to become a future Air Force uncrewed wingman

This flight test showcases the potential of airpower built on mission autonomy. Across platforms, domains, and environments, Hivemind provides resilient mission autonomy, proving that software is central to the future of airpower. Our collaboration with Anduril reflects a new era of defense acquisition, where autonomy is treated as a foundational warfighting capability on par with the aircraft itself.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Anduril has invented a wild new drone flying contest where jobs are the prize | TechCrunch

Palmer Luckey's eyes light up, and he talks a mile a minute, when discussing his company's new recruiting event: the AI Grand Prix. This is a drone flying contest with a twist. Rather than humans operating drones, the drones must operate autonomously. The humans will be tested on their software-writing skills that cause the drones to outfly their competition. There are prizes ranging from a $500,000 pot to be spilt amongst the highest-scoring teams,
Artificial intelligence
Agriculture
fromRealagriculture
2 months ago

Faster drones a "game-changer" for pesticide application

High-speed, high-payload drones like the DJI T100 can produce more consistent spray swaths, enabling far higher pesticide application rates approaching ground rig productivity.
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Antigravity's 360-degree A1 drone is 15 percent off

Antigravity's ambitious A1 360-degree drone is 15 percent off through February 9th. The first-ever discount on this model is available across all bundles, with the most affordable option dropping from $1,599 to $1,359 at Amazon and Best Buy. Pricier bundles are also discounted and include accessories such as a carrying case, additional replaceable drone wings, and extra batteries. The Antigravity A1, Insta360's first drone, really impressed us during our hands-on with a prototype in December 2025.
Gadgets
Artificial intelligence
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Compute Isn't Weightless: AI Infrastructure and the Architecture of the City

AI development is reshaping urban infrastructure and spatial planning in the Greater Bay Area through government-led initiatives that translate computational needs into physical zones, data centers, and specialized districts.
European startups
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Electric air taxi maker Archer hits back at Joby in countersuit alleging concealed Chinese ties | TechCrunch

Archer Aviation countersued Joby Aviation, alleging Joby fraudulently misrepresented itself as American-made while sourcing critical aircraft components from Chinese suppliers and mislabeling them as consumer goods to evade tariffs.
Gadgets
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago

Connectivity, AI drive fleet safety, productivity and decision-making | Computer Weekly

AI, connected data, and safety-focused services are transforming fleet operations, with GPS tracking adoption at record highs and AI delivering measurable safety improvements and cost reductions.
Gadgets
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Met deploys drones and ebikes to help catch adolescent phone thieves

Gangs recruit children via Snapchat to steal smartphones, offering high cash rewards for newer iPhones and prompting Met Police drone and Surron ebike deployments.
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