FacebookLinkedInRssXYouTube

Drones

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), also known as a drone is an aircraft without a human pilot aboard.

Michigan Bets $2 Million On Drones, Defense And Advanced Manufacturing — Will The Investment Produce Michigan Jobs?

LANSING — Michigan is putting another $2 million behind 26 companies developing drones, autonomous vehicles, military technology, batteries, hydrogen systems and advanced manufacturing — technologies state economic-development officials hope can help create the next generation of Michigan manufacturing jobs. The investment comes as Michigan faces a major transition in its traditional automotive economy. More than

By |2026-09-18T12:17:39-04:00September 18th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, Drones, ESD, Government/Politics|
Read More

Michigan Makes A Play For The Billion-Dollar Drone Boom — And The Jobs That Come With It

As private companies test next-generation drone technology at Camp Grayling this week, Michigan is making a play for a rapidly expanding industry backed by billions in Pentagon spending. With a $30 billion defense and aerospace sector already supporting about 166,000 Michigan jobs, the bigger prize isn't what flies over Grayling — it's the companies, factories

By |2026-09-14T09:34:06-04:00September 14th, 2026|Drones, ESD, Government/Politics, Politics, Politics/Government|
Read More

Sandra Bullock Says She Saw Alien Ships — UFOs Aren’t Just Tabloid Fodder Anymore, They’re Becoming A Business

Sandra Bullock says she saw alien ships. But what if some UFOs are actually secret U.S. technology? From Area 51 to AI and a new University of Michigan drone-defense system, the business of figuring out what’s flying above us is getting very real. ANN ARBOR - Sandra Bullock says she has seen alien spacecraft. And

By |2026-09-09T15:18:34-04:00September 9th, 2026|Drones, ESD|
Read More

Michigan’s Auto Industry Is Quietly Transforming Into A Robotics Economy

DETROIT - Michigan may be on the verge of its next industrial transformation — and this time it may have less to do with automobiles than robots. As artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and advanced manufacturing continue converging, Michigan’s traditional mobility industry is increasingly evolving into something much broader: robotics drones AI-powered manufacturing autonomous logistics defense

By |2026-05-27T19:41:35-04:00May 27th, 2026|Drones, ESD, Mobile MI, Mobility|
Read More

Michigan Named National Military Drone Training Hub as Ukraine War Redefines Modern Warfare

CAMP GRAYLING - Michigan has been selected as a national training and testing hub for advanced military drones — a move that reflects not only the state’s growing role in defense technology, but also a fundamental shift in how wars are fought in the 21st century. The National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC), anchored by Camp

By |2026-02-05T11:07:34-05:00February 5th, 2026|Drones, Engineering Society of Detroit, ESD, News|
Read More

Amazon Drones Now Delivering Packages In Metro Detroit

DETROIT - Amazon is expanding its drone delivery service in metro Detroit, with plans to fly its drones out of its fulfillment center in Hazel Park, which can drop off packages at nearby customers' homes. Packages up to 5 pounds will soon be able to be delivered by a fleet of 12 drones within about

By |2025-11-22T12:01:06-05:00November 22nd, 2025|Drones, Featured, New Products, New Products / Contracts|
Read More

Michigan Minimum Wage Set To Increase By Almost $2 Per Hour On Feb. 21

LANSING - On Feb. 21, Michigan will raise its state minimum wage by almost $2 per hour, from $10.56 to $12.48 — that is, unless lawmakers block it first. It would be the second increase of the year and, jumping $1.92, the largest single raise in the 65 years of the wage’s existence, MLIVE reported. The

By |2025-02-10T10:45:55-05:00February 10th, 2025|Drones, Featured, Politics, Politics/Government, Social Media|
Read More

Study: Business Leaders Optimistic About Michigan Economy Short Term, But Not Long

DETROIT— Business leaders voiced optimism about Michigan's economy in early 2025, but less confident beyond July. The results of the annual survey from the Ann Arbor-based Baker Strategy Group were presented Tuesday during a Detroit Economic Club meeting. Although sentiment for the next six months moved upward slightly from last year, longer looks at a

By |2025-01-22T15:27:13-05:00January 22nd, 2025|Drones, Featured, News|
Read More

Scientists Crack Cancer Code With a Breakthrough Protein Discovery

NEW YORK - Scientists have discovered a key protein that helps cancer cells avoid detection by the immune system during a type of advanced therapy. By creating a new drug that blocks this protein, researchers hope to make cancer treatments more effective, especially for hard-to-treat blood cancers. This breakthrough could lead to better survival rates

By |2024-12-18T15:36:28-05:00December 18th, 2024|Drones, Featured, Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|
Read More

2024 Cyber Review: Trump Re-Election Eclipses AI and Ransomware Stories

2024 was a year with growing ransomware attacks, accelerating use of artificial intelligence (for good and evil), more deepfakes in online fraud and election threats being overstated, but Donald Trump becoming president-elect (again) is the top 2024 cyber story. When we look back at this past year’s cybersecurity stories a decade from now, what will

By |2024-12-17T10:04:43-05:00December 16th, 2024|Cyber Defense, Drones, Featured, Guest Columns, Social Media|
Read More