The Startup Showdown is again this yr at AUVSI’s Xponential 2017 – an occasion you’ll be able to’t miss for the sheer “wow, really?” reactions that come from listening to about new know-how from cutting-edge drone corporations. The sixteen semi-finalists will probably be narrowed all the way down to the highest …

A Canadian based mostly firm, SkyX, is the most recent entry within the growing marketplace for UAV options focusing on the oil and gasoline business.New The UAV supplier is particularly going after the  multi-billion pipeline monitoring market with drones which are able to recharging themselves and, in response to the …

Research says that over 70% of drones are bought on-line.  Most drones are manufactured abroad, nonetheless, and problems with help, service and returns – not to point out counterfeit drones – are huge issues for a lot of operators.  Protect your funding by trying on the following standards when selecting a …

Come June, the Drone Racing League (DRL) will likely be launching its multi-million greenback second season on a quantity of sports activities channels all over the world. None of it will be attainable with no new fleet of lightning-fast racing drones. Read extra: What Can We Expect From DRL in 2017? …

Lucas Zanatto‘s “Drone Cake Baking” video (proven above) received the Featuring Drones class on the New York City Drone Film Festival, and he was form sufficient to grant us an interview following the pageant. To create the video he labored with Tilt to handle flying and aerial pictures, and each Animasjonsdepartementet (or A-dep) …

Image courtesy CASA Drone security is a focal subject throughout the globe for each drone operators and the general public.  And in response to “numerous reports about dangerous counterfeit or fake drones, as well as fires and explosions started by faulty or poorly maintained lithium drone batteries and chargers,” within the …

picture: Amazon Amazon has revealed extra particulars about their drone supply program this month at the invitation-only MARS expertise convention.  Steven Levy of Backchannel was current at the occasion, and experiences that Amazon is “definitely serious” about making drone supply a major a part of their operations. “I got some …

In June final 12 months information emerged that Ocean Alliance, a number one group devoted to marine conservation and analysis, was utilizing drones to assemble knowledge on whales. Almost one 12 months on, we’ve been again in contact to learn how issues have progressed and the way drones have remodeled …

One of the most typical questions requested at DRONELIFE is “How much does it cost?”  Operators simply receiving their Part 107 – or those that have been within the enterprise for a whereas and are prepared for some new gear – wish to know what they need to spend money …

Whenever a information headline contains the phrases “drones” and “shipping,” most individuals assume it’s one other article about Amazon or UPS. However, a California startup is setting its aerial sights on a bigger market performed out on a world scale. Bay-area primarily based Natilus is growing a 30-foot lengthy, fixed-wing …