Akihabara News (Tokyo) — Washington DC-based ANRA Technologies has announced that it will participate in live drone flights over Hokkaido and will be demonstrating its airspace management and drone delivery software platform, SmartSkies.
SmartSkies allows drone pilots to obtain approval for drone operations within controlled or sensitive airspace using a mobile application or web portal. It provides real-time, automated processing of airspace authorizations based on criteria set by stakeholders or regulators.
The current demonstration, to be held in Wakkanai city, Hokkaido, is part of a national drone and robot management project led by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), and including, in addition to ANRA, Bird Initiative, NEC Corporation, All Nippon Airways (ANA).
The NEDO Drones and Robots for Ecologically Sustainable Societies (DRESS) demonstration aims to test a platform for coordination and negotiation between operators, which is essential to avoid crashes between drones. The project employs Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, allowing these negotiations to occur automatically.
The relevant AI is being researched and co-developed with the RIKEN institute and the Industrial Technology Research Institute.
Currently, ANRA SmartSkies is also being utilized in countries such as the United Kingdom.
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