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Researchers at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden have conducted the country´s first aerial food delivery. The flight was autonomous and beyond line of sight. The drone flew from a restaurant on the outskirts of Linköping city and into Linköping University.

The market for small consumer drones is booming. However, these inexpensive and easy-to-fly devices bring safety and security issues. The Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) ARDRONIS drone monitoring system helps businesses, government authorities and critical infrastructures to protect against drone misuse.

With advanced camera technology and deep diving capabilities, underwater drones have helped to enhance human efforts in vital oceanic activities.

In December 2018, two unauthorised UAVs sighted near London’s Gatwick Airport forced the authorities there to ground aircraft for 36 hours, causing chaos for more than 140,000 commercial and business passengers, and costing the airport’s partners and stakeholders an estimated £50m. The European Commission (EC) has responded by adopting EU rules to ensure that increasing drone traffic is safe and secure on the ground and in the a...

Industry 4.0 and digitalisation are transforming all sectors of the economy, including logistics, where once tried and proven material flow models are becoming obsolete as industry looks for new answers that promise greater flexibility and transparency. This transformation process is a source of far-reaching opportunities and avenues for growth for all logistics providers.

The world’s first ISO approved drone standards have been announced by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)following a 12-month period of consultation with drone professionals, academics, businesses and the general public.

Airspace security technology specialist Dedrone has been awarded certification from the UK’s Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) for its counter-drone technology platform DroneTracker. DroneTracker detects, tracks, and identifies drones by using multi-sensor capability combining RF, radar, and optical sensors.

Gaming, smart home gateways, rovers and drones, interactive installations, and 3D scanning are all potential applications for UDOO’s X86 II single board computers which are now being shipped by Mouser Electronics. The single board computers are available in two models — ADVANCED PLUS and ULTRA — both of which are based on 64-bit quad-core Intel processors.

Companies are looking into using drones to deliver online orders more quickly and cheaply, but they are likely to face considerable opposition as new research by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) shows that less than a quarter of UK adults support the idea.

Teleste continues building key enablers for the smart and safe city in the LuxTurrim5G ecosystem project that has entered itssecond phaseand is moving towards productisation and practical piloting of 5G based smart city innovations. With a special focus on the needs for public safety and intelligent public transport, Teleste collaborates with altogether 26 ecosystem partners in the two-year intensive co-development driven by Nokia and coordinated...