image Aero777: CC by-SA 3.0 “Made Fresh – Arrives Fresh” is the Dominoes motto, and it looks like they may have found a new way to delivery. The first Dominoes pizza has been delivered by drone in Auckland, New Zealand with, it seems, only very minor damage to the cheese. …
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Norwegian Teenager’s Drone Photography Puts Your Vacation Snaps to Shame
As countries go, Norway’s pretty good isn’t it? Statistically it’s one of the happiest nations in the world, which is no surprise when you consider the incredible scenery locals enjoy at every turn. How can you be miserable with mountains like that? As you might expect, all that incredible scenery …
Read More »Will the U.S.’s New Drone Pilot Certification Accelerate Commercial Growth?
FAA testing and certification for small UAS remote pilot certificates begins in earnest this month, but does that mean the commercial drone industry will see rapid growth? QuickTake THE FACTS: Beginning August 29, 2016, the new small UAS Rule for commercial drone operations in the U.S. takes effect. One very …
Read More »Do Hobby Fliers Need to Take the Part 107 Test?
Part 107, the Small UAS Rule, takes effect on Monday – and recreational drone operators as well as commercial drone pilots may have to take the Part 107 Test. The “Aeronautical Knowledge Test” costs $150 to take and, the FAA estimates, will require about 20 hours of studying. In addition …
Read More »Parrot’s Disco Fixed-Wing Drone to Launch Next Month
After wowing the crowds at CES 2016, French manufacturer Parrot is finally ready to release its Disco drone. In case you missed the announcements from Parrot earlier this year, the Disco is going to be something of a revelation in the aerial photography industry. You see, Parrot’s latest drone isn’t …
Read More »Drones are Changing Supply Chain in New Warehouses
image: Sven, CC by-SA 3.0 Drones are changing supply chain logistics and warehouse management for big retailers – and they could have an even bigger effect as regulations change. Traditionally, warehouses are large buildings in industrial areas with big loading docks, allowing product to arrive and then to ship out …
Read More »DARPA Wants You! To Down Rogue Drones
The Pentagon’s futuristic think tank is thinking about how to stop errant drones and it wants the public’s help. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Tactical Technology Office this week announced a request for information to help create “novel, flexible, mobile layered” anti-drone solutions to defend “fixed and mobile ground …
Read More »Student Designs Communications Drone for Disaster Relief
photoHilmi Hacaloğlu, public domain A college student at Staffordshire University in the UK has designed a disaster relief drone that will set up an emergency communications network. The drone concept was exhibited at the New Designers exhibit in England last month. Luqmaan Patel, the designer of the drone, said that he was inspired …
Read More »DroneDeploy Announces New Financing, New Plans [Interview]
DroneDeploy, the leading cloud software platform for commercial drones, announced today that they have raised $20 million in Series B financing led by Scale Venture Partners. The new investment brings DroneDeploy’s total funding to $31 million. DRONELIFE spoke with DroneDeploy CEO Mike Winn and SVP of Marketing Darr Gerscovich about DroneDeploy’s explosive growth, …
Read More »The Power Egg – Could This Be the Drone the Consumer Market Has Been Waiting For?
Consumer drones have been stuck in a holding pattern for a while now. They are either toys or sophisticated flying cameras that take a bit of skill to master. The latter market, largely dominated by DJI, has seen little change in its fundamental form factor – a four (or six) …
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