by - November 20, 2022 9:19 am
According to a new study, Arkansas is one of the most drone-friendly states in the nation. The Mercatus Center, a nonprofit think tank at George Mason University, recently released “Is…
by - September 24, 2022 9:40 am
Once seen as a small possibility, drone delivery for online orders has become a reality for Walmart and some of its competitors. Drone deliveries are increasing with ongoing investments among…
by - July 14, 2022 3:48 pm
Dr. Hamdi Zurqani, assistant professor of geospatial science, joined the University of Arkansas-Monticello College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources (CFANR) in the fall of 2021. When he arrived on…
by - July 6, 2019 1:44 pm
Bentonville-based retailer Walmart has filed more drone patents than e-commerce giant Amazon for the second consecutive year as Amazon plans to start “within months” to deliver products via drone to…
by - April 16, 2019 2:31 pm
Daniel Rogers, program technician for soybean breeding and genetics at the University of Arkansas, will soon start using a drone, or unmanned aerial vehicle, to monitor soybean crops at seven…
by - March 27, 2019 1:09 pm
About 100 people attended the third annual Arkansas Drone/Unmanned Aircraft Systems Summit on March 12 in Little Rock and Fayetteville. Drone experts discussed compliance with Federal Aviation Administration rules, homeland…
by - November 29, 2017 8:23 pm
An Arkansas Forestry Commission (AFC) wildfire detection flight had to be rerouted Tuesday over Sharp County after authorities were notified an unmanned drone was flying in the airspace above a…
by - March 29, 2017 4:17 pm
Wal-Mart Stores recently received a U.S. patent for a system that would allow the retailer to use drones to move products between departments. Patent No. US 2017/0076354 was granted earlier…
by - March 1, 2017 8:08 pm
Two Fort Smith high schools will join only four others in the state to launch an unmanned aircraft system (UAS, aka drones) curriculum this fall. The program will take off…
by - February 22, 2017 3:40 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is offering a non-credit course for those interested in being a licensed commercial pilot of unmanned aircraft – aka, drones. It’s the first…
by - January 19, 2017 5:54 pm
7-Eleven, partnering with U.S. drone delivery service Flirtey, recently announced the completion of 77 deliveries from 7-Eleven to customers’ homes toting items like flu meds and hot coffee. They are…
by - June 2, 2016 1:39 pm
Walmart continues to test drones to help improve efficiencies in its massive warehouse operations. Shekar Natarajan, vice president of last mile and emerging sciences, demonstrated the drone technology at the…
by - December 17, 2015 8:33 pm
If Santa happens to fly a drone down your chimney, Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerry wants users to know new drones must be registered with the Federal Aviation Administration beginning…
by - December 8, 2015 6:09 pm
Arkansas’ first retail drone location landed in downtown Little Rock on Tuesday (Dec. 8) with the hopes of offering an affordable, blue collar version of the unmanned aerial vehicle technology…
by - November 21, 2015 8:39 am
Drones have many different uses and several enterprising people are breaking new ground. Is it possible to 3-D print drones? How about use it in the ocean or deliver food?…
by - November 6, 2015 10:04 am
To regulate drones or not to regulate drones. Many have called for more regulation of drones and two large media companies have penned opinions as to why there should be…
by - August 31, 2015 5:45 pm
A brief unknown drone flyby during the recent NCAA baseball tournament at Baum Stadium in Fayetteville helped push a University of Arkansas policy announced Monday (Aug. 31) that prohibits drones…
