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KITE drones get green light for BVLOS deliveries in Zimbabwe ↗
Drone delivery is moving beyond pilot projects in Zimbabwe, with local operator Drone Solutions International receiving regulatory approval to conduct beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) deliveries using Kite Aero’s…
SkyeBrowse updates pricing with new tools for drone 3D mapping ↗
SkyeBrowse is giving its drone 3D modeling platform a new pricing structure, with three plans designed around how teams actually use their captured 3D models.
One of Europe’s Largest Civilian Drone Factories Just Opened in Hungary. Here’s Why it Matters to the Rest of the World. ↗
ABZ Innovation opened a new factory in just 90 days.
Groups Ask Appeals Court to Review Rescinded FAA Drone Restriction ↗
Amicus brief raises First Amendment questions about drone journalism as legal challenge continues Several civil liberties and photography organizations have filed a brief in a federal case challenging an FAA drone…
Unauthorized Drones Divert Firefighting Aircraft at California’s Timber Fire ↗
By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Unauthorized drones flying in restricted airspace continue to cause interference with aerial firefighting operations at the scenes of wildfires across the country.
Best Production Work Order Software for Small Manufacturers: Buildable Qty, No ERP ↗
Picture promising a ship date, then realising you’re not sure how many units you can build with today’s stock.
IAC completes autonomous racing event at Laguna Seca ↗
At Laguna Seca, Unimore Racing won the Indy Autonomous Challenge, marking the IAC's first autonomous car overtakes on a road course.
Boston Dynamics opens Metaplant Application Center to train Atlas humanoids ↗
The new Robotics Metaplant Application Center is training humanoids as part of Hyundai's Metaplant America in Georgia.
Doodle Labs Brings Long-Range Digital Communications to Small FPV Drones ↗
The lightweight Nano² radio supports high-quality video, interference avoidance and networked operations for military and commercial users By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill When selecting a radio control system…
Unauthorized Drones Disrupt Operations at Luxembourg Airport ↗
Nineteen incoming flights were diverted after unidentified drones were observed near and over the airport Unauthorized drone activity temporarily halted flights at Luxembourg Airport on the night of September 18.
Beijing Drone Owners Sell Aircraft Ahead of Citywide Ban ↗
New rules will prohibit private drone possession and storage across the Chinese capital beginning November 15 Drone owners in Beijing are selling or moving their aircraft before a sweeping citywide ban takes effect.
Drone Solutions Wins BVLOS Approval for Medical Deliveries in Zimbabwe ↗
CAAZ authorization clears the way for long-range KITE operations linking regional health facilities with central laboratories Drone Solutions International has received approval to conduct beyond visual line of sight…
Mars rovers give scientists a ground-level view of the red planet – peek inside their NASA control room ↗
Each day in the control room of the Curiosity rover is jam-packed with important scientific decisions, as a NASA project scientist describes.
From smart sensors to self-maintenance: How robotic principles are moving into everyday home cleaning ↗
Most conversations about consumer robotics still gravitate toward humanoids.
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What do you do with a humanoid robot when it breaks down? ↗
Decommissioning a humanoid robot is not a matter of traditional scrapping.
US Marine Corps share videos of what training with drones looks like ↗
As drones move to become more integrated into the common unit, the US Marines share what that sort of training looks like both early on and in large scale exercises.
Teaching a Robot Hand to Walk ↗
Although it wasn’t apparently designed with this in mind, it seems particularly fortuitous that this walking robotic hand was released in time for Halloween.
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Hirebotics adds line tracking and linear rail capabilities to its cobots ↗
Hirebotics said these new capabilities extend the working range of the cobots, giving manufacturers greater flexibility.
This tiny organism can shrink to one quarter its size in milliseconds ↗
A single-celled organism can shrink to one-quarter of its length in milliseconds using a remarkable calcium-powered protein “fishnet.” Scientists hope its unusual machinery could inspire artificial muscles capable of…
ABZ Innovation opens massive new drone production hub in Europe ↗
Europe is getting a much bigger drone factory, and this one is focused on civilian work.
DJI SDR Transmission 2 brings 4K HDR to crowded film sets ↗
DJI is taking another swing at one of the less glamorous, and surprisingly frustrating, parts of professional filmmaking: getting a clean camera feed where it needs to go.
Icarus Robotics to fly ISS-bound robot in true microgravity for the first time ↗
Icarus Robotics is flying JOY, the free-flying robot it is sending to the International Space Station, on four parabolic flights from September 9 to 11.
Universal Music and ElevenLabs partner to develop AI music platform ↗
Universal Music Group (UMG), one of the world’s biggest music companies, and ElevenLabs, an AI audio development company,have has announced a multi-year licensing agreement and wider strategic collaboration to launch a…
Skild AI reaches $100 million in annual recurring revenue after 10 months ↗
Skild AI says it has surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue just 10 months after beginning commercial deployments of its robotics AI technology.
Skyports secures nine Japanese advanced air mobility projects ↗
Skyports Infrastructure, a provider of vertiport infrastructure and operations for advanced air mobility (AAM), has secured all nine Japanese subsidy projects it participated in during 2026, achieving a 100 percent…
EIT expands AI initiative to robotics and launches European founders program with €80 million to give away ↗
The EIT AI Community has expanded its remit to become the EIT AI & Robotics Community, a pan-European initiative designed to support the development and commercialization of artificial intelligence and robotics…
The picks-and-shovels strategy behind the robotics boom ↗
The real robotics opportunity isn’t a humanoid in every home—it’s packaging robots for the jobs businesses need done today.
Subsense develops AI-powered nanoparticle brain-computer interface without implanted electrodes ↗
Subsense, an AI-native neurotechnology company developing non-surgical, nanoparticle-based brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), has announced “a major expansion” of its AI-driven NanoBCI strategy, bringing together AI,…