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Drone Amplified is featured in an article in Robotics Business Review titled “How Robots and Drones are Changing Rescue Operations”. The article highlights how new systems are helping to make emergency response less dangerous and … Read More

Drone Amplified is working with a former lead Tesla engineer and his company as he seeks to develop a “super drone” capable of carrying a payload of up to 75 pounds and staying airborne for … Read More

Drone Amplified has won the NUtech Ventures Startup Company of the Year award at the Innovator Celebration event in Lincoln, Nebraska, last month. As a nonprofit affiliate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NUtech commercializes intellectual … Read More

Drone Amplified is growing on the West Coast and we’re delighted to welcome Simon Weibel to the team as our West Coast Representative, Operations and Sales. A native of Rogue Valley, Oregon, Simon has been … Read More

As fire seasons stretch longer and blazes burn hotter, a University of Nebraska–Lincoln startup company is using drones to fight fire with fire and keep people out of harm’s way. Drone Amplified is headed by … Read More

IGNIS is “out working in Arizona and California – the drones do a lot of burning now,” said Brad Koeckeritz, unmanned aircraft system division chief for the interior department’s office of aviation services. We’ll see … Read More

More than 140 firefighters battling the Maroon Fire near Flagstaff are using drones to help them, and it’s the first time ever for the National Forest Service to use the technology in the battle against … Read More

The company that developed an aerial ignition system that can be carried by a drone has introduced an improved model that can hold almost three times the number of plastic spheres. The IGNIS 2.0 made … Read More

This video gives a quick, concise rundown of what is going on inside the IGNIS unit, and how the technology is igniting spheres. Also, some more drone footage that gives everyone an idea of how … Read More

Firefighters are using a drone with cutting-edge technology to help them tame wildfires in Arizona. Full Story »