More than 1 billion people have watched an indoor drone show created by Swiss-based Verity Studios during China Central Television’s Chinese New Year’s Gala broadcast on Feb. 5. Billed as the “world’s most-watched TV program,” the broadcast featured 88 microdrones flying over major Chinese music stars Sun Nan and Jason …
Read More »The Next Niche for Drone Pilots: Amaze Clients With DIY Dron…
Sponsored by Geoscan. You heard it right. Get ready to offer your clients the best and safest spectacle available – a drone show. Since the SuperBowl, the winter Olympic Games in South Korea, and shows at major events such as Burning Man, Coachella, and many others, massive drone shows have …
Read More »Three Forces That Shaped the Drone Industry in 2018
Guest post by leading drone industry analyst Colin Snow of Skylogic Research. This was a big year for the commercial drone industry as a whole. It saw a significant increase in the business adoption, the expansion of the FAA’s LAANC program (the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability that provides …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Agile Drones that Fold to get Through T…
Image: University of Zurich Compact and foldable, portable drones are great for carrying – but can the advantages of a folding drone be realized during flight? Researchers at the University of Zurich, with others, have come up with a drone that folds during flight to get through tight spaces. Davide …
Read More »Peugeot and DJI Team Up for Third Annual Drone Film Fest
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 …
Read More »It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, No It’s a Drone
There are different approaches to flight: fixed wing, quad copter, etc., including flight using the same principles that a bird or insect uses to fly. The concept is not new, Leonardo da Vinci drafted up a concept of bird in flight for human flight. There have been toys such as …
Read More »Technology and Services Giant IBM wants to use Block Chain t…
IBM has applied to patent a system that would use block chain technology to tackle privacy and security concerns for drones, according to a filing published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) September 20, 2018. IBM joins a list of more traditional technology companies that are looking to supply technology solutions, in this …
Read More »Teaching Drones to Travel in Small spaces by Watching the Bi…
It really interesting to make note of the different approaches that are used to solve problems. In this case university research seeks to learn how to teach a drone how to travel though a confined space by emulating the flight patterns of birds and bees. There are different approaches to …
Read More »Verity Studios Will Light Up Drake’s Latest Tour with Drone …
Swiss-based, indoor-drone developer Verity Studios has announced a partnership with rapper Drake to provide an autonomous, swarm-based drone show to the artist’s Aubrey & the Three Migos Tour. A company press release describes the micro-drone choreographed event: “Elevate, a song on Drake’s new album Scorpion, opens with the micro drones …
Read More »Drone Riot: The Ultimate Guide to Drone Filmmaking
The following is a visitor put up by James Davis, passionate drone fanatic, filmmaker, and creator of the Drone Riot weblog. How to Make a Drone Film – The Ultimate Guide There’s no denying the truth that drones are a superb software for a filmmaker to have of their arsenal. …
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