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Ban on Chinese drones in Florida sparks challenges for mosquito control workers and firefighters
- Florida's state-level rule change banning public use of non-approved drones may force mosquito control experts to send people into dangerous habitats, as they can no longer use drones made by DJI or Skydio.
- Collier Mosquito Control District's fleet of eight mosquito-fighting drones, five of which were made by DJI, have become unusable due to the recent state-level ban on drones made in "countries of concern", which includes China.
- The ban is a result of the American lawmakers' anti-China sentiment, as the Department of Defense and the Department of the Interior have already banned DJI drones within their agencies.
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Young engineer who founded US drone startup becomes centimillionaire
- Blake Resnick, a 23-year-old entrepreneur, has become a centimillionaire with over $100 million in wealth after founding his drone startup, Brinc Drones, in the US.
- Resnick's company has received backing from well-known investors such as Sam Altman and Sam Bankman-Fried and recently raised funds at a $300 million valuation.
- He started studying engineering at 14, interned at DJI and Tesla, and launched his own startup.
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Garuda Aerospace drones to support NDRF rescue and relief efforts in Turkey
- Garuda Aerospace, a drone company, to assist NDRF in earthquake-affected Turkey.
- CEO announces use of drones for finding trapped victims through surveillance.
- Emergency supplies, medicine, and food to be delivered by drone payloads.
- Objective to support disaster relief and rescue operations.
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Entrepreneurial undergraduates who built a business of plug-and-fly drones
- InsideFPV specializes in producing India's first Plug-and-Fly FPV drones, allowing customers to easily fly the drone by simply plugging in the battery.
- The Tamil Nadu-based startup was founded in 2020 by Arth Chowdhary, Oshi Kumari, and Devyant Bhardwaj when all three of them were still in college.
- The startup offers a variety of drones on its website starting at ₹2,800. The company's top-of-the-line drone, priced at ₹25,000, comes with goggles for remote viewing of footage captured by the drone up to a distance of 4-5 kilometers.
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