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Drone Delivery Picks Up in Africa as Jumia Pairs with Zipline

Sep 1, 2022 | Africa, Delivery, Drones

Africa-focused e-commerce firm Jumia Technologies has partnered with drone-delivery startup Zipline to deliver household items to remote areas of Ghana, the companies said on Thursday. The venture will combine San Francisco-based Zipline’s automated, on-demand...

European Hospitals Test Drones to Speed Delivery of Human Tissue

Aug 24, 2022 | Drones, Featured, Healthcare

Belgian hospitals have begun testing a drone to save time delivering human tissue samples across city centres, between patients on the operating table and medical labs, a first in Europe. On Tuesday, a drone flown by a private contractor took off from an Antwerp...

Sailing Drones to Capture Ecosystem Data from Lake Superior

Aug 18, 2022 | Aerial Vehicles, Climate, Drones, Featured

Seafaring drones on Lake Superior will soon allow a team of Cornell University scientists to examine fresh details about the abundance and distribution of forage fish—species, such as zooplankton and shrimp, which provide nourishment for sportier marine species higher...

North Dakota Educators Using Drones to Enhance Classroom Learning

Aug 4, 2022 | Drones

Educators from all around the state met this week to learn about drones. The North Dakota Geographic Alliance partnered with Bismarck State College to help make drones accessible in classrooms for students K-12. These drones weigh under half a pound, so they don’t...

White House Summit on Advanced Air Mobility Addresses Security Concerns, and the Need to Authorize cUAS Systems

Aug 4, 2022 | Drones, Safety

Wedneday, at the White House Summit on Advanced Air Mobility, stakeholders expressed concerns over security, the possibility of uncrewed technology being used by bad actors for terrorism or warfare, and the critical need for the reauthorization and expansion of...

Can Drones Do It All? A New Report Thinks So

Jul 21, 2022 | Drones

Unmanned aircraft could access high-risk environments in place of piloted aircraft, potentially saving lives. The Congressional Research Service, a non-partisan think tank that prepares reports for the U.S. Congress, recently released a document describing...