Drone news: DJI Dock 2 Release, Hylio Approved For Drone Swarms, and New DroneUp Delivery System

Welcome to your weekly UAS news update, we have 3 stories for you
this week: DJI Dock 2 Release, Hylio gets approval for drone
swarms, and DroneUp announces new delivery system.


First up is DJI’s new Dock 2. The Dock 2 is a smaller more
compact version of the DJI dock, with similar capabilities. The
Dock 2 is 75% smaller and 68% lighter than the Dock 1, and comes
with two available aircraft. DJI also released the Matrice 3D and
3DT with the Dock 2, allowing for nearly any mission to be
completed using the Dock system. The Matrice 3D is set up much
like the Mavic 3 Enterprise, with a 4/3 CMOS wide camera and a
1/2” CMOS tele camera. The Matrice 3DT mimics the Mavic 3
Enterprise Thermal, with a 1/1.32” CMOS wide camera, a 1/2” CMOS
tele camera, and a 640x512 Thermal camera. Batteries on both
aircraft are advertised to last for 50 minutes and for 400 charge
cycles. DJI also advertised that the control of the docks was
through US Based AWS servers for maximum security. Let us know in
the comments what you think about this new dock!
https://enterprise.dji.com/dock-2?site=enterprise&from=nav
https://dronexl.co/2024/03/26/dji-unveils-dock-2-automated-drone-ops/
Next up, Hylio has gotten approval to operate drone swarms! Hylio
makes several spray drones from small 2.5 gallon up to 18 gallon
drones. Prices range from $18,000 to $56,000 respectively, with
additional accessories further increasing the price. Hylio’s
latest FAA approval allows them to operate several drones larger
than 55lbs simultaneously. It’s unclear the specifics of the
waiver/authorization but this is a pretty huge breakthrough for
those working in agriculture.
https://dronexl.co/2024/03/26/faa-green-light-agricultural-drone-swarms/
Last up is DroneUp. DroneUp this week released a locker system,
called the DBX, that will replace the operations centers
currently in use. The DBX acts as a location that a company can
use to send packages out of, with a capacity of up to 50 packages
per hour. A drone then delivers the package to the customer and
returns to a different location to either charge or to get a
battery swap. This allows a network of drones to operate from a
“Hub” and pick up packages at stores and other locations to
deliver to customers. What do you think about this? Let us know
in the comments!
https://www.droneup.com/introducing-the-droneup-ecosystem
https://dronexl.co/2024/03/26/droneup-autonomous-drone-delivery/
Alright, that’s it, have a great weekend and we’ll see you next
week on Monday for the live!