Fresh off the notoriety of having its processors power NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter on Mars, Qualcomm has rolled out its next-generation technologies for drones on Earth — aiming to drive adoption beyond hobbyists and into commercial industries.
The San Diego wireless technology company announced its Flight RB5 5G Platform on Tuesday. It is the first drone system to include 5G connectivity and artificial intelligence technology, which eventually could help enable autonomous, beyond-line-of-sight flights for such things as crop inspection, search and rescue, powerline/wind turbine monitoring, package delivery, mapping and so on.
In addition to the processing/connectivity platform, Qualcomm also launched its first-ever reference design kit for drone developers — essentially an aircraft body, rotors and other necessities to help companies develop drones faster and easier.
“This will help accelerate the development of commercial and enterprise drones in this field and really open up innovation possibilities for industries looking to adopt high performance, low power, long-range, autonomous and intelligent drones,” said Dev Singh, senior director and general manager of Qualcomm’s robotics and drone businesses.
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The San Diego wireless technology company announced its Flight RB5 5G Platform on Tuesday. It is the first drone system to include 5G connectivity and artificial intelligence technology, which eventually could help enable autonomous, beyond-line-of-sight flights for such things as crop inspection, search and rescue, powerline/wind turbine monitoring, package delivery, mapping and so on.
In addition to the processing/connectivity platform, Qualcomm also launched its first-ever reference design kit for drone developers — essentially an aircraft body, rotors and other necessities to help companies develop drones faster and easier.
“This will help accelerate the development of commercial and enterprise drones in this field and really open up innovation possibilities for industries looking to adopt high performance, low power, long-range, autonomous and intelligent drones,” said Dev Singh, senior director and general manager of Qualcomm’s robotics and drone businesses.
Continue reading:
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/technology/story/2021-08-17/sd-fi-qualcomm-drones
