Nick Kwek – May 31, 2020 Australia’s wildlife is under threat from disease and bushfires. But now drones and thermal imaging technology are being used to track their movements to help keep them safe. BBC Click’s Nick Kwek joined a Westpac Little Ripper team spotting kangaroos and koalas to find out more. The film was […]
Michael Carayannis, The Daily Telegraph A drone spraying germ-destroyer is the latest left-field idea in a bid to have fans return to sporting venues as soon as July 1. Trials have started at one of rugby league’s main stadium hubs — Bankwest Stadium — to test the effectiveness of drones spraying seats with a safe […]
The world’s largest drone company, DJI Global has agreed to work with Westpac Little Ripper to supply and deliver the drone solution to help combat the spread of COVID-19 in Australia. The Ripper Group will work in collaboration with our global partner DJI out of China. DJI is the world’s largest drone company, which currently […]
10New First covered a live demonstration of the Westpac Little Ripper spray drones in action on the Gold Coast. The main areas where Westpac Little Ripper drones can be a key tool in responding to the threat COVID-19 are: Aerial spray and disinfection – Drones originally designed to spray pesticides for agricultural applications were repurposed […]
The Ripper Group, home of the Westpac Little Ripper drones, is currently working with authorities in Queensland to see how the company’s specialised drones can assist during the COVID-19 pandemic, to reduce the spread of the disease and keep our communities safe. Over the past few months, the Chinese government has been piloting ways to […]
The Ripper Group in collaboration with our global drone partners DJI have increased our specialised fleet of spray drones. This is aimed to give Federal and State Government Agencies any means possible to help with the fight against COVID-19 in public places. The Ripper Group are actively in conversations with a broad range of Government […]
By Stuart Layt The Age – March 17, 2020 — 10.25pm Surf lifesavers have always relied on their eyes to spot hazards in the water for swimmers but soon they’ll be able to rely on eyes in the sky. The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Drone program has commissioned a number of drones that can drop […]
GOLD COAST BULLETIN – KYLE WISNIEWSKI March 12, 2020 Surf lifesavers use drones to tint water and track currents GOLD Coast surf lifesavers are using drones to drop dye into the ocean to identify rips and hazards for beachgoers in an Australia-first trial. Sea dye dropped from the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Drone allows lifesavers […]
The Ripper group launched our latest search and rescue tool for Life Savers. The deployment of sea marker dye by drones was officially launched on March 11 with our partners SLSQ and SLSA on the Gold Coast. The Ripper group has led the innovation to miniaturise the sea marker dye capability currently in use on […]
The Ripper Group and our technology partner UTS (University of Technology Sydney) are proud to be made a finalist in the AAUS (Australian Association for Unmanned Systems) in the Innovation category. Our entry – The Ripper Group and University of Technology Sydney (artificial Intelligence technologies and ultra-low latency live streaming from drones). Innovation Award The […]
