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As society moves to integrate drone use into the fabric of everyday life – delivery, agriculture, public-safety –the need to establish unmanned traffic management and “no-drone zones” will be a necessity, not a luxury. To meet the challenge head-on, several players have emerged to help keep the airspace safe without …

Now that the dust has settled on DJI’s latest entry to the consumer drone market, we thought it would be a good time to take a closer look at the new Phantom 4 Pro. If you’re undecided on whether to order one in time for Christmas, hopefully this will help …

The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, or FAI, claims to be “the world governing body for all air sports recognised by the International Olympic Committee,” and as such, “responsible for world drone sports.” The Federation has issued a statement announcing the formation of a Working Group for drone regulation, “comprised of members …

A London firm has blown past its Kickstarter fundraising goal of ~$50,000; raising $101,631 in 5 days. It is an impressive bit of marketing that indicates people a) continue to have an unquenchable desire to look at themselves and b) invest in an untested device that has yet to go into …

An emerging anti-drone company has a brilliant idea: to catch a rogue drone, release a hunter drone. California-based Airspace Systems recently conclude a successful test of a hybrid system that marries UAV tracking software and sensors with a hexcopter on steroids. The Interceptor drone engages the target in a kind …

UAE’s GCAA HQ When you think of Nokia, you think of mobile phones. But the Finnish tech giant is spreading its considerable corporate wings into the drone skies, completing a deal this week with the United Arab Emirates to develop a drone traffic management system over the nation’s airspace. Under …

Earlier this month DJI took what seems to be another big step ahead of the competition in the drone market. As well as releasing an upgraded Phantom 4 – the Phantom 4 Pro – the Chinese manufacturer launched a new drone in the Inspire range. Designed for the prosumer market …

Industrial-drone automation firm Airobotics this week launched a new software developer program the Israeli company says will allow customers to work smarter with customizable new UAV mission programs. In a press release, Airobotics states that the new program empowers third-party customers to design and develop software that can be integrated into …

With regard to the blossoming crop of selfie drones – it seems to tbe “Anything you can do, I can do better. Yesterday we covered Airselfie’s Kickstarter campaign. Today ZEROTECH, a supplier of smart drones, announced the availability of the DOBBY, a pocket-sized selfie drone for everyone, in Canada and …

Yes, it’s that time of year when people across the country come up with new and different ways to cook Thanksgiving dinner.  But the creative team at Autel Robotics – makers of the X-Star Premium Camera drone – has just won the holiday, cooking an entire Thanksgiving dinner with a …