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Manna is an innovative Irish startup that's on a mission to use commercial drones and make 3-minute delivery within the community a reality We’ve been writing for a while about how drones will become more widespread and more useful as time goes on. Most recently, we wrote about Apian, the startup creating drone-based delivery of COVID-19 test kits, samples, and PPE, but reliance on drones...
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Apian is a London-based startup that has created a drone-based delivery system for COVID-19 samples, test-kits, and PPE... During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have been coming up with all sorts of ways to help others affected in some way by it, whether it’s supporting local businesses and entrepreneurs or simple drone delivery of sweets at Halloween in our own Derry.  It would...
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Selby Cary, CEO of tech startup Casta Spes Technologies, chatted to Startacus about The Mantis - the robotic, remote-control, semi-autonomous, self-stabilising, all-terrain, single-wheel camera platform!    ...
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Google Maps is good for getting directions and checking how long it will take you to get to the cinema to see Star Wars, but it isn’t updated often enough to be useful for business. When looking up your childhood home in Google Street View, you may notice that the images are from years ago; the satellite imagery isn’t much better. Usually, it is updated every 2 to 4 weeks, but images c...
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It seems that drones are the future. From simple deliveries to photography to survey work to search and rescue, the applications of drones extend far beyond simple entertainment. We have written about this and many other drone uses and startups before, and the technology only gets more useful and innovative. Now we are seeing a rise in solutions around the base of drones rather than direct applica...
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As we’re all aware, the use of drones in commercial businesses is quite literally on the rise. All sorts of enterprises are embracing the innovative technology - from construction companies to media outlets. However, no matter what the sector, advance planning of all drone flights is an absolute must. Whilst such flight planning is generally considered to be a pretty complex affair, that n...
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