drones

A video about a robotic aircraft delivering medicine to a remote village in the Amazon is the best-in-show winner at the New York State Fair's first competition for short videos using cameras on drones.

Drones will be monitoring weekend traffic conditions at the New York State Fair for the first time.

The New York State Fair is hosting a competition for videos created using cameras on drones.

Cutting-edge drone testing is continuing at Griffiss International Airport in Rome.

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — New York National Guard officials are holding a ceremony to mark the renaming of an Air Guard unit that has switched from flying cargo planes to operating remotely piloted aircraft.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Officials in Westchester County have banned flying drones near the county jail as a security measure.

Many are still digging out from the snowfall dropped on Central New York. The highways and city streets once littered with abandoned vehicles are finally beginning to be cleared again. Just days ago it was a different story.

NYSEG electric transmission lines in the Binghamton area will be examined by inspectors using drones.

Mohawk Valley Community College is offering a number of courses in the Spring 2017 semester involving Unmanned Aerial Systems, better known as drones. These are non-credit courses, and are not exclusive to MVCC students. The classes are designed to provide cutting-edge information on this emerging technology.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a $30 million dollar investment from the state for a drone corridor from Griffiss International Airport in Rome to Syracuse. Cuomo says this could become a trillion-dollar industry. According to a release from the Governor's office, Within the 50-mile corridor, strategic investments will accelerate industry growth by supporting emerging uses of Unmanned Aircraft