Autonomous Drone Inspection at US Refinery Delek

Delek US Gains First BVLOS Approval for Autonomous Drone Inspections at US Refinery Using Percepto AIM by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Autonomous inspection leader Percepto has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations for Delek US Holdings’ refineries in Tyler, Texas and El Dorado, […]

Best deals Jan. 29: Refurbished Intel 27-inch iMacs, $99 AirPods, $90 Linksys Wi-Fi Extender, more!

AppleInsider is supported by its audience and may earn commission as an Amazon Associate and affiliate partner on qualifying purchases. These affiliate partnerships do not influence our editorial content. Alongside refurbished Intel iMacs and $99 AirPods, Saturday’s best deals include an Anova Sous Vide cooker for $159 and a Snow Joe Snow Thrower for $130. […]

DJI Mini 2 includes two extra batteries with refurbished discount to $399 ($549 value)

DroneSuperstore via eBay’s certified refurbished store now offers the DJI Mini 2 Quadcopter in refurbished condition with two extra batteries for $399 shipped. Typically the quadcopter itself would sell for $449, with the added batteries throwing in an extra $110 in value. We last saw the drone sell for $379 by itself in refurbished condition, […]

The Apple Drone Is Finally Here

Even without an ongoing pandemic disrupting supply chains and making it an even bigger challenge to hire seasonal labour, being a farmer is hard work, especially around harvest time. A company called Tevel Aerobatics Technologies believes it’s come up with a better harvesting solution for fruit farmers with the apple drone: beating that other tech […]

SKEYETECH SURVEILLANCE DRONE CAN BE USED IN GERMANY OVER PRIVATE PROPERTY

The Skeyetech drone box system from the French company Azur Drones may be used in Germany to make automated flights out of the pilot’s view (BVLOS) over private territory. To this end, the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA) has issued an operational authorization. According to Azur Drones, this is a prelude to many applications in Germany. Operational authorization […]

Swiss researchers use automated drone to battle pigeon poop

We now present a weekend DIY tech challenge for urban geeks tired of cleaning thickly caked bird droppings off their cars. It involves replicating a Swiss research project by linking their cameras to a computer, and programming that to automatically dispatch a drone to scatter pigeons that have placed themselves in bombs-away position. That, ish-ly, […]

The Real-Life Evolution of the Drone

In 2016, ground schools started popping up for small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), commonly referred to as “drones.”  Most of the learners would show up to these because they planned to use drones for their businesses, and it was understood that soon the FAA would be requiring a pilot certificate beyond the Section 333 Authorization […]