Author Archives: Martin Walls
Walmart Files Patent for Blockchain-Backed Drone Communication
Walmart has reasserted its interest in blockchain-backed drones with a recent patent application. The commerce giant filed for an application entitled “Cloning Drones Using Blockchain” in January 2019 with the United States Patent and Trademark Office publishing the patent on … Continue reading
Janesville Police Dept. Uses UAV to Locate Suspect
On Sunday, officers from the Janesville Police Department in Wisconsin deployed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to help locate a suspect. At about 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 11, officers were dispatched to a disorderly conduct complaint. During the course of … Continue reading
Drones have become a lifesaving tool for fighting wildfires
The whir of aerial drones provided a distinct soundtrack to the month it took to contain the Woodbury fire, which ranks as the fifth-largest wildfire in Arizona history. The fire burned nearly 124,000 acres of the Superstition Wilderness and the … Continue reading
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UAV-IQ Rolls out Drone-Based Pest Management Service for Farms
UAV-IQ has introduced aerial biocontrol, an integrated pest management service that uses drones to release beneficial biological control agents bred by Koppert Biological Systems. UAV-IQ, which stands for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Intelligence, is a veteran-owned agriculture technology company specializing in … Continue reading
