Sony is launching drone services for businesses

After the robot dog AIBO and the cute, humanoid bot QRIO, Sony's next robotic adventure will take to the skies

In a departure from its consumer electronics focus, Sony has decided to dip its toes into the drone market. The company has formed a partnership with fellow Japanese firm ZMP to begin launching Sony-branded autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles

The purpose: Data collection for business customers

Called Aerosense, the venture will involve aerial image capture and cloud-based data processing in the interest of what Sony calls "measuring, surveying, observing, and inspecting" for enterprise customers Read more...