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Skypersonic, which was seeded through an incubator program at Wayne State University in Detroit and provides drones that can be piloted from thousands of miles away, has been acquired by Puerto Rico-based software provider Red Cat Holdings, according to a news release. Terms were not disclosed.
Skypersonic s Skycopter is a miniature drone designed to monitor hard-to-reach locations including critical infrastructure components, sewer mains and enclosed shafts. The unit flies inside a lightweight spherical cage, which avoids damage to inspected areas while protecting the unit. Combined with the firm s Skyloc software system, it can complete inspections where GPS is not available and record and transmit inspection data while being operated from thousands of miles away.
Tech Time: GM partners with Skypersonic, uses drones to keep assembly lines safe
Equipment inspections with drones is safer, faster and cheaper
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DETROIT – One of the Big Three is partnering with a local drone company, using the aerial vehicles to help manufacture automobiles.
General Motors was deciding how to inspect their manufacturing equipment more safely for workers. The answer was drones.
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“We don’t want anything bad to happen to anybody, and this seemed like the best use of that type of technology for us,” said John Brown, manager for Reality Capture, General Motors.
The manufacturing equipment GM uses are massive and the company was looking for a way to avoid potential falls, so the Detroit automaker partnered with Skypersonic, a drone company founded in Detroit.
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/PRNewswire/ Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (OTC: RCAT) ("Red Cat" or the "Company"), a leading brand in the drone industry, announced the signing of a definitive.
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (OTC: RCAT) (Red Cat or the Company), a leading brand in the drone industry, announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Skypersonic, Inc., a provider of drone products and software solutions that enable drone inspection flights that can be executed by pilots anywhere in