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FAA Approves Fully Automated Commercial Drone Flights
A Massachusetts company has been granted approval to operate commercial drone flights without a person directing the machine and keeping it
Jan 15, 20211 min read


FAA Approves First Fully-Automated Commercial Drone Flights
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week approved the first fully-automated commercial drone flights
Jan 15, 20211 min read


FAA Approves First Fully Automated Commercial Drone Flights
American Robotics granted permission to operate drones without hands-on piloting
Jan 15, 20211 min read


American Robotics Gets FAA Nod to Fly Fully Automated Drones
American Robotics' operations will provide it with critical data for use in evaluating "beyond-visual-line-of-sight," or BVLOS operations
Jan 15, 20211 min read


FAA Approves Fully Automated Commercial Drone Flights
American Robotics Inc. touted the advantage of its machines as being able to operate continuously without “expensive human labor.”
Jan 15, 20211 min read


FAA Approves Fully Automated Commercial Drone Flights
It’s the first time that the Federal Aviation Administration has allowed fully automated commercial drone flights.
Jan 15, 20211 min read


In Historic First, FAA Approves Fully Automated Commercial Drones In US Skies
The FAA granted American Robotics Inc., based in Marlborough, Mass., permission to fly in U.S. airspace without anyone controlling...
Jan 15, 20211 min read


The FAA Just Greenlit This Drone to Fly Autonomously Without a Human Nearby
In October, the FAA took a major stride towards letting increasingly smart drones fly themselves
Jan 15, 20211 min read


FAA Approves Fully Automated Commercial Drone Flights
A Massachusetts company has been granted approval to operate commercial drone flights without a person directing the machine and keeping it
Jan 15, 20211 min read


AgTech Breakthrough Recognizes Standout AgTech Companies and Solutions in 2020 Awards Program
American Robotics wins overall agricultural robotics solution of the year
Sep 9, 20201 min read


Using Autonomous Drones in the Power Sector
Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), have been dabbled with throughout the power industry for years.
Jul 22, 20201 min read


Stop Claiming That Drones Can Do Anything, Says American Robotics CEO
Misleading expectations of what drones are able to accomplish have led to a distorted image of unmanned aerial systems.
Jul 2, 20204 min read


The Future of Drones in Farming
The most common use case of drone derived data and analytics is early weed and disease detection, which protects crop yield...
May 19, 20201 min read


Future Farming: Can Drones Solve the Global Food Crisis?
The world is in crisis. In 2018 approximately 113mn people in 53 countries experienced “accute food insecurity”.
May 16, 20201 min read


The Fourth Industrial Revolution Emerges from AI and the Internet of Things
ig data, analytics, and machine learning are starting to feel like anonymous business words, but they're not just overused abstract concepts
Jun 17, 20191 min read


8 Ag Tech Start-Ups Worth Watching in 2019
As you look across the ag tech landscape, the number of companies vying for farmers’ attention seems to continuously be on the rise.
Jan 16, 20191 min read


Ag Tech Must-Haves for 2019 and Beyond
Autonomous drone technology takes scouting to the next level by eliminating the need for manual operation
Nov 26, 20181 min read


Autonomous Drone is Making Test Flights in Kansas, Illinois
New drone from American Robotics is capable of flying missions for up to a year from one location, requires no pilot.
Aug 14, 20181 min read


The Flying Farmhand
This agricultural drone requires no human supervision at all.
Feb 15, 20181 min read


American Robotics Unveils Fully Autonomous Drone System for Ag
American Robotics, an industrial drone developer specializing in agricultural automation, unveiled its flagship product Scout. It is a self-
Dec 8, 20171 min read
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