multi-drone coordination advances at TU Delft A quiet TU Delft lab staged a dramatic feat: several drones lifting a heavy payload in precise synchrony. The demo blends control theory with hands-on hardware, showing how autonomous aircraft can share a load without relying on sensors attached to the payload. Recent Trends Multi-drone payload coordination moving from...

LiDAR-Powered Selfie Drone Elevates DJI Neo 2 When a consumer drone ships with LiDAR, the line between toy and tool begins to blur. DJI’s latest Neo 2 follows this trend by adding a LiDAR-based obstacle-avoidance system to a compact selfie-focused platform. The move signals a wider industry push to embed real-time sensing into affordable, easy-to-use...

A quiet corner of the US tech scene is buzzing after Deloitte’s strategic investment in Kihomac, a drone maker, signaling a sharpened push toward domestic production. Recent Trends Growing focus on domestic drone supply chains Private-sector funding accelerates U.S. manufacturing Cross-industry collaboration to localize critical components Kihomac is known for a lineup of civil and...

In Florida’s sunlit industrial park, a quiet factory floor signals a shift in the drone industry. A new motor plant from Unusual Machines sits beside existing lines, designed to speed up drone production in the United States. The move is part of a broader push to build resilient, homegrown supply chains and reduce dependence on...

On a sun-drenched field, a bold question hovered in the air as confidently as the tiny aircraft: could a drone truly fly as long as the sun shines? A YouTuber, Luke Maximo Bell, set out to explore that possibility by building a solar powered drone designed to sustain flight through daylight alone. Recent Trends Solar-powered...

Two drone industry leaders reshaping how fleets are controlled and coordinated emerge from the same table: interoperability, safety, and speed to deploy. AeroVironment and OpenJAUS have announced a partnership centered on a unified drone control system built on the OpenJAUS standard. The move signals a shift away from bespoke, vendor-locked control apps toward a shared,...

In a field where mission time is king, every extra minute in the air translates into better intelligence and safer missions. A United States collaboration between Sesame Solar and Heven AeroTech aims to push drone endurance to new heights with a mobile hydrogen refueling nanogrid (DRN) designed to keep long-range UAS in the air longer...

In a lab glowing with LEDs, researchers are building a palm-sized drone that can work where light fails and storms rage. Recent Trends Autonomous search operations expand across SAR missions Bio-inspired sensors improve obstacle avoidance Regulation around autonomous drones gains momentum bat-inspired drones Biology in the Air: How bats guide the design The project draws...

One wing span stretches wider than a football field, yet the craft weighs less than a NFL linebacker. Radical aims to redefine how data is gathered from above by building a solar-powered drone that can linger in the stratosphere for months at a time. This is not a satellite waiting to be launched into orbit;...