NBC News Report: Startups race to build bigger, better drones to fight bigger, hotter wildfires
Alexandra Byrne of NBC News writes that developers of autonomous aerial vehicles hope their advancements will soon be deployed more widely, but there are still regulatory and logistical hurdles to clear.
Windracers Environmental Selected to Advance in the Prestigious XPRIZE Wildfire Competition
Team Windracers Environmental has been selected as a Qualified Team in XPRIZE Wildfire Track B: Autonomous Wildfire Response. Team Windracers is one of 29 teams selected to advance and compete in the Track B Technical Verification Round.
BBC Report: Drone swarms could stop wildfires, researchers say
Harriet Bradshaw of the BBC reports that drones could soon be working together in swarms to put out flames before they become wildfires, UK researchers hope.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Use Windracers ULTRA for wildfire prevention
Swarm of intelligent firefighting ULTRAs could be used to autonomously detect and suppress fires.
Windracers selected by UK government to develop UAV swarm technologies with the aim of aiding wild fire detection, mitigation and suppression.
Windracers has been selected by the UK Government to accelerate its UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) autonomous SWARM technologies.