by Helix UAV | Apr 29, 2021 | Infrastructure
Hyperloop is a 150-year-old European concept rebooted by Elon Musk. And Europeans have a strong chance of being the first to build it. Elon Musk laid out his concept for building ultra-fast “hyperloop” trains running through vacuum tubes back in 2013, but the basic idea has been knocking around Europe for more than 150 years. […]
by Helix UAV | Feb 15, 2021 | Aerial Photography, Drones, Industry, Infrastructure
DRONAMICS, the world’s leading middle-mile cargo drone developer and operator, today unveiled the first 5 airports in its European network of cargo droneports. The DRONAMICS European Droneport Network is the world’s first cargo droneport network and includes private airports and airport groups operating more than 35 airports in 11 European countries, connecting 300 million […]
by Helix UAV | Nov 23, 2020 | Aerial Inspections, Aerial Surveys, Archaeology, Drones, Infrastructure, Utilities
Drone Autonomy for Bridge Inspection. The Newest Tool on the Inspector’s Belt. A Skydio 2 inspecting the underside of a bridge Before drones came into the picture, inspecting bridges was an expensive and dangerous activity. Most commonly, the primary piece of equipment to inspect a bridge is a snooper truck, which is a large, expensive […]
by Helix UAV | Sep 15, 2020 | Aerial Inspections, Aerial Surveys, AI, Autonomy, Construction, Drones, Energy, Engineering, Infrastructure
How AI and machine learning algorithms redefine utility inspections as society faces this pandemic. The following is a guest post by Jaro Uljanovs, Lead AI Developer and Data Scientist at Sharper Shape, specialists in automated industrial inspections. Artificial intelligence (AI) boasts a wide range of potential applications, across nearly every industry imaginable — healthcare, automotive, […]
by Helix UAV | Jul 8, 2020 | AI, Autonomy, Drones, Infrastructure, Legislation, Local Government, Other
Alphabet’s drone delivery company Wing doubled the amount of drone deliveries made in the U.S. over the past two weeks. UPS is conducting drone delivery tests for a White House report about drone use in the Coronavirus response. Flytrex is shipping supermarket supplies to the people’s backyards […]
by Helix UAV | Jun 29, 2020 | Aerial Inspections, Aerial Photography, Aerial Surveys, Aerial Thermographic services, Agriculture, AI, Archaeology, Auctioneers, Autonomy, Construction, Demolition, Drones, Emergency Responders, Energy, Engineering, Industry, Infrastructure, Insurance, Legislation, Local Government, Media Production, Museums and Institutions, Other, Security, Telecommunications, Utilities
Business is ready for the drone economy: if we seize the opportunity, Britain can prosper, but only if we take the public with us Photo by Diana Măceşanu on Unsplash Mapping the UK drone sector Strong foundations exist in the UK The drone sector is growing fast. By 2030, PwC estimates that drones will have […]