{"id":108584,"date":"2021-01-16T03:03:23","date_gmt":"2021-01-16T03:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=108584"},"modified":"2021-01-16T03:03:23","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T03:03:23","slug":"american-robotics-gets-faa-nod-to-fly-fully-automated-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/markets\/american-robotics-gets-faa-nod-to-fly-fully-automated-drones\/","title":{"rendered":"American Robotics gets FAA nod to fly fully automated drones"},"content":{"rendered":"
(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration granted Massachusetts-based American Robotics Inc permission to operate automated drones.<\/p>\n
The decision limits operations to areas with light air traffic and daylight visibility and requires the drone not to exceed altitude of 400 feet.<\/p>\n
The agency said American Robotics\u2019 operations will provide it with critical data for use in evaluating \u201cbeyond-visual-line-of-sight,\u201d or BVLOS operations, from offsite locations.<\/p>\n
\u201cMoreover, the operations will achieve a reduction in environmental impact, as they will involve a small aircraft carrying no passengers or crew, rather than a manned aircraft of significantly greater size,\u201d the FAA said.<\/p>\n
Calling it a seminal milestone in the drone industry, American Robotics said this approval makes its Scout System the first drone technology to be able to operate continuously without the cost of having a human operator on site.<\/p>\n