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At first glance, it seems like it must be one of those internet hoaxes: a drone made of spider silk – from a company called Spidey Tek, no less – is certainly not a run of the mill product.  But this drone is just as strange and beautiful as it …

The following is a guest post by Andrew Elefant, Director of Policy at Kittyhawk.io, an enterprise drone software company in San Francisco, CA. More Clarity on ULC’s Tort Law Relating to Drones Act The good news out of the Uniform Law Commission’s Annual Meeting is that they approved seven new …

The following is a guest post by Sasha Rezvina of leading aerial cinematography company Aerobo.  Drones were introduced into filmmaking as cheaper and safer alternatives for some helicopter shots. They could pull off (1) high-and-wide shots, so long as they weren’t too high, (2) sweeping shots, so long as they …

Amit Ganjoo, Anra Technologies. The FAA reports that there are now over 100,000 licensed commercial drone operators in the U.S.  While the numbers come from the U.S., it’s an international trend: across Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America growth in licensed pilots is commensurate.  We spoke to industry leader Amit …

New drone laws have come into effect in the UK today, restricting drones from flying above 400 feet or within one kilometer of airport boundaries. More laws are due to come into place later this year. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will at the end of November require UK drone owners whose …

staff The following is a guest post from John Saginario: FPV flyer, writer and host of the Wild Flyers podcast. Dozens of people are huddled over their flying contraptions, fixing broken parts and making final tweaks in preparation for a regional drone race. It’s a competition nearly a year in …

In a conversation with Fortune’s Alan Murray at Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech Conference, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao says that drone integration is a top priority for the department. Chao emphasized, however, the “proper role of government,” which she says is to be a regulator, but not to attempt to …

The following is a guest post attorney and drone pilot Andrew Elefant, Director of Policy at Kittyhawk.io, an enterprise drone software company in San Francisco, CA. In anticipation of the Uniform Law Commission’s Tort Law Relating to Drones Drafting Committee meeting on July 25 in Louisville, KY, some of the …

Image: Intel Intel’s drone enterprise is greater than gentle reveals.  In addition to exhibiting off swarm know-how and offering leisure with their Shooting Star™ drones, Intel’s Falcon 8+ is a critical enterprise device.  Now, Intel has ventured on an expedition to deliver these instruments to China for the preservation of …

FAA Deputy Administrator for Security and Hazardous Materials, Angela Stubblefield The U.S. House of Representatives Aviation Committee held a Counter UAS Issues Roundtable Discussion yesterday – and the difficulty of regulation for leisure operators was a central theme. The argument over Section 336 – the half of the regulation that …