MMC’s CEO, Mr. Lu The metropolis of Shenzhen, China is a powerhouse of drone engineering and manufacturing.  We spoke with the President and CEO of main industrial drone producer MMC, Zhihui Lu, to seek out out what new developments are on the horizon and what he sees in retailer for …

UAS First Research Flight, ND The finest place in the US for beginning a drone enterprise isn’t essentially California’s Silicon Valley, the place entrepreneurs flock.  Drone entrepreneurs who need to stand out in their subject (pun meant) simply may discover more room – and extra money – in North Dakota. The place, …

The FAA’s Aerospace Forecast for 2017 has simply been launched – and the numbers for the drone trade look a little completely different this 12 months.  While a fast abstract of this 12 months’s predictions present large development – the company predicts a 10-fold improve within the business drone fleet by 2021 …

picture: Sven, CC by-SA three.zero Most drone trade gamers working in the direction of drone supply can agree: these functions could also be a good distance off within the US, resulting from laws that don’t but permit for common flight past line of sight or in extremely populated areas.  But Walmart’s …

DJI is helping in the beginning up a grassroots effort to supply a corporation for drone fans and leisure customers that can advocate for their pursuits and considerations. The formation of the group, known as NODE (Network of Drone Enthusiasts), seems to be prompted by the latest Canadian UAS rules …

William H. Meredith The case towards the Kentucky man who shot down a drone flying over his property has been dismissed by a US District Court, citing “lack of subject matter jurisdiction.” In July of 2015, William Meredith of KY shot down a drone belonging to David Boggs because it flew …

A Chinese drone firm is teaming up with an Australian rescue group to launch an aerial shark-detection pressure over the western coast Down Under. JTT Technology introduced a partnership with Surf Life Saving WA, a Western Australia, non-profit rescue group. The program would deploy the JTT T60 industrial hexacopter to watch …

By Torrey Wiley CC BY 2.zero  A controversial drone invoice is being thought of within the Oklahoma Senate, with native advocates crying foul at media headlines that describe the invoice as a “shoot down” invoice whereas the drone trade worries that’s precisely the impact the legislation would have. The Senate …

This 12 months’s New York City Drone Film Festival noticed proficient aerial photographers from everywhere in the world enter their greatest work in an effort to win prestigious awards in one in every of eleven classes. As you may think, the successful lineup is an eclectic combination, together with all …

Airblock, a modular, programmable drone from Chinese robotics startup Makeblock, was honored with a Red Dot Award for Product Design. Makeblock made the announcement at CeBIT, a excessive tech convention in Germany that highlights developments in synthetic intelligence, robotics, and digital actuality. Makeblock is a STEM training and DIY robotics …