At any given moment, there are approximately a zillion different crowdfunding campaigns happening on the web. Take a stroll through Kickstarter or Indiegogo and you’ll find no shortage of weird, useless, and downright stupid projects out there — alongside some real gems. We’ve cut through the fidget spinners and janky …
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Technologies that could unleash a generation of lethal weapons systems requiring little or no human interaction are being funded by the Ministry of Defence, according to a new report. The development of autonomous military systems – dubbed “killer robots” by campaigners opposed to them – is deeply contentious. Earlier this …
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Fluidity’s FT Aviator Drone Controller Named As CES 2019 Innovation Awards Honoree HOUSTON, Nov. 8, 2018 — (PRNewswire) — Fluidity Technologies today announced that it has been named a CES® 2019 Innovation Awards Honoree for its FT Aviator, the first single-handed, precision flight drone controller with advanced camera interfaces built …
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If you fly a DJI Matrice 200 or Inspire 2, it’s probably come to your attention during the past two weeks that both drones’ batteries have been compromised. DJI and the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority have issued safety warnings, indicating that in some cases the commercial models have been falling …
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A model of a CH-7 HALE Stealth Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft is seen on display at the Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai, south China’s Guangdong province. China’s drones are now flying in the Middle East, as Beijing is more willing than the United States to sell its military UAVs to other …
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When I had the opportunity to meet Marc Langley at this year’s InterDrone conference, it was clear that he’s a man with a passion. Not just for his own company – he is CEO of national drone services provider Airborne Works – but for the non-profit he founded this year – the …
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Researchers at cybersecurity company Check Point have today shared details of a vulnerability in DJI’s infrastructure that could have given hackers access to consumer and corporate user accounts, personal data, flight logs, photos, videos, and – if the user was flying with DJI’s FlightHub application – a live camera feed …
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One of Europe’s largest car makers is teaming up with the world’s largest drone company to again launch one of the world’s largest drone film competitions. This week, Peugeot announced the third annual Peugeot Drone Film Festival, with a final event to be held in Frankfurt in April. Contestants may …
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Humanity & Inclusion, in conjunction with new technology companies, will start testing landmine detection drones in northern Chad in February 2019. Drones, which can map areas for mines, detect mines, and detonate these mines remotely have the potential to revolutionize landmine clearance operations. If successful, drones would help target mine …
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NASA drone projects and their acronyms are starting to look like a language of their own – but the agency is moving forward steadily on projects to integrate drones into the airspace for everything from drone taxis to delivery drones. Today, NASA and California-based NextNav annouced that NASA will use …
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