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  Drones have become an integral part of many industries but now it’s been transferred into a sport. Drone soccer is a new air sport that involves two teams containing five members per team. The main aim is to score the highest number of goals. Drone Soccer has been included in the FAI Sporting Code as a provisional class (F9A) since 1st May 2019, and the first international tournament - demonstration - took place in November in Korea. Played both outdoor and indoors in a pre-arranged flying zone, a Drone soccer match consists of three sets and each set lasts three minutes. According to FAI.org: ‘The drones in play, which are operated by drone pilots standing at either end of the pitch, are encased in protective orbs lit up using colourful LED lights – enabling both players and spectators to easily identify members of the different teams. Only one player on each team – the “striker” – can score by flying his or her drone through the circular goal post placed 3m to 3.5 m abo...

An FPV drone, also known as a First Person View drone, is fast becoming a major tool in many industries. From slow crawls through confined spaces to 100mph freestyle flights for high-paced sporty shoots, FPV drones are completely versatile. They are also perfect for close up inspections as well as high energy filmmaking. An FPV camera is mounted onto a drone to send real time video along a video transmitter. Depending on the chosen drone, the FPV transmitter will send live video signal to any device including FPV goggles. According to Solent Sky, an FPV drone company, their use of these of drones reaches many different areas. Aerial inspections Called a ‘tiny whoop’ drone, these small FPV drones are usually used in small obscured spaces where an average person can either gain access to or view. They are able to fly between walls of a property, inside large machines and through deep dark caves. FPV Sport Drones These particular drones are specially designed for action sh...

The adoption of Drones in the security sector is becoming more common as the enhancement of technology makes them more useful in securing a large area. Drones can be programmed to follow a particular flight path to monitor assets broken down into zones. One advantage of using Drones for monitoring asset is the time saved compared to traditional methods. A zone can be inspected in rapid time in comparison to usual ground patrols. A drone will perform the same task while feeding real time information back to the main control centre, meaning the time spent on ground patrols are more efficient. Percepto AIM (Autonomous Inspection & Monitoring) is one of many companies offering this service. According to their website: ‘Autonomous robots managed by Percepto AIM, automatically, constantly and remotely conduct perimeter security patrols, gate inspections, parking lot monitoring, inventory inspections and more – all without the need for additional security personnel. With minimal...

  With a three-year contract signed and sealed last year worth £2.6million, Network Rail is introducing Drone technology for track inspection. Heliguy, who is a partner of DJI, the world leader of camera Drones, have undertaken the rail track inspection. Heliguy are using a fleet of Matrice 200 series V2 and Phantom 4 RTK mapping Drones to carry out 20,000 miles of rail track, 40,000 bridges and tunnels throughout the network. So what are the benefits? With the inclusion of Drone technology, this will not only limit the level of danger staff can be exposed to, but now that traffic will not have to be interrupted to carry out track inspections, it will most certainly reduce the financial impact. According to Network Rail’s website, the addition of Drones gathers data of the railways to better understand problem areas and repair them in a more cost effective way. The website continues: ‘Using drones for close-up inspections means we can reach areas that are usually diffic...