drones

SINGAPORE (June 17): Air New Zealand will use drones to carry out inspection checks of its aircraft when they undergo heavy maintenance checks at its facility near Changi Airport – with some help from ST Engineering’s Aerospace.

SINGAPORE (June 10): “A lot doesn’t depend on the retail shareholder; it depends on us to be able to ensure that what we put in front of us is in line with the objectives of the retail shareholder.” — Temasek International CEO Dilhan Pillay Sandra

SINGAPORE (Jan 24): Spending on robotics and associated services in Asia Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) is forecast to hit US$129.4 billion ($175.9 billion) by 2022 – three times the spending in 2018, according to global market intelligence firm Interna

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SINGAPORE (Feb 22): Logistics giant UPS on Wednesday announced the successful test of a delivery drone that launches from the top of its package car.

SINGAPORE (Feb 16): Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed an ultrafast high-contrast camera that could help autonomous vehicles and drones “see” better in extreme road conditions and bad weather.

SINGAPORE (Jan 16): Investment in robotics and related services are expected to double from the current $60 billion to more than $133 billion in the Asia Pacific region by 2020.

SINGAPORE (Jan 4): Emerging technology such as smart homes, digital assistant devices, virtual reality, and drones could drive the US consumer technology industry to record-high retail revenues of US$292 billion ($423 billion) in 2017.