Automation is a word – and a concept – that gets thrown around a lot in the drone industry.  Critical features including automated flights, automated conflict avoidance, and automated charging are constantly being developed.  Still, a regular industrial or military drone mission that is truly fully automated – without a …

LAANC will be available to hobbyist drone pilots on July 23rd  DroneDJ Last week, during one of the FAA webinars it was made public that LAANC would be available to hobbyist drone pilots as of July 23rd. >> Osmo Pocket vs. Osmo Mobile 2: Which One Should You Buy? Source link …

This illustration shows NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft-lander approaching a site on Saturn’s exotic moon, Titan. Credits: NASA/JHU-APL The drone industry is constantly achieving new firsts and new missions – and the Dragonfly may represent a whole new measure for what drones can achieve.  Previous longest missions will be dwarfed by the 8 …

An illustration of Squad X Core Technologies. (DARPA) The Pentagon’s research and technology arm is testing a “breakthrough” AI-enabled technology for dismounted mobile combat units that synthesizes drone feeds, robot sensors, small arms fire detection, and ground-based radar — to “out cycle” enemy decision-making and attack with success. Instead of …

The best drones under $100  Yahoo Tech Looking for a drone that won’t crash through your piggy bank? Although budget drones may not have all the features of higher-end models, they can still provide … >> Osmo Pocket vs. Osmo Mobile 2: Which One Should You Buy? Source link Share Tweet …

This show has got absolutely everything that a drone geek my age could want.  The Kennedy Space Center will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo with a drone show accompanied by British rock icons Duran Duran.  (The band, who hired the drone artists, might argue that the drone show will …

Precision Drones Set to Disrupt Crop Protection Volumes  PrecisionAg Disruptive innovation is seldom taken seriously in its infancy. Computer pioneers in the 1970s famously downplayed how much consumers would want … >> Osmo Pocket vs. Osmo Mobile 2: Which One Should You Buy? Source link Share Tweet Share Pin Email http://www.dronestagr.am/blog/precision-drones-set-to-disrupt-crop-protection-volumes-precisionag/ …

Assessing the danger of drone strike: unique test bench to measure collision impact  Phys.Org The rapid rise in the number of drones worldwide has been accompanied by increasing reports of near misses with commercial aircraft. In 2017, while coming in … >> Osmo Pocket vs. Osmo Mobile 2: Which One Should …

LG Uplus and KDDI team up in 5G-backed drone business  Pulse News South Korea’s telecom carrier LG Uplus and Japan’s counterpart KDDI have agreed to partner up in drone technology development to save costs by sharing … >> Osmo Pocket vs. Osmo Mobile 2: Which One Should You Buy? Source link …

NASA tests onboard sensors designed to improve drone safety  New Atlas In an effort to make conventional aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles get along, NASA is embarking on the latest in a series of flight tests using specially … >> Osmo Pocket vs. Osmo Mobile 2: Which One Should You Buy? …