12 months within the making, four toes throughout and weighing in at over 66 kilos: This is drone racing such as you’ve by no means seen earlier than. This is the Freedom Class big racing drone, and it’s an absolute monster. If there’s one main criticism levelled at drone racing, …
Read More »5 Drone Trends to Look Out For in 2017
Now that CES 2017 has come to an end, it’s the perfect time to look back at the biggest drone stories from the Consumer Electronics Show and how these trends will carry forward in 2017. The Las Vegas convention is normally a tech paradise, as well as being the venue …
Read More »Five Future Uses for Drone Technology
Standard photography drones are expected to make record sales over the festive period. But we thought it would be a good idea to look ahead at what the industry might have to offer in the years to come. So, apart from your regular UAVs for aerial photography, what are five …
Read More »Quest for Hydrogen Fueled Drones Continues
The creation of a commercial drone capable of more-the-30-minute flights has become the Holy Grail of the UAV industry. On Thursday, the Hydrogen Engine Center and Arcturus UAV announced a partnership to create a hydrogen-fueled drone engine for Arcturus’ T-20 fixed-wing drone model. The project is focused on research and …
Read More »Design and Test a Custom Drone with MIT’s Clever Software
Predictive computer simulations are supposed to be the stuff of Hollywood movies. The kind that show you what will happen to the Earthbound asteroid if Bruce Willis fires the nukes at a certain angle. Or the one that predicts which cities are at risk when Bruce Willis gets his angles …
Read More »Selfie Drone Hits Kickstarter Funding Goal in 5 Days – Will …
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 …
Read More »ZEROTECH Brings the Dobby, to the North America
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 …
Read More »The Best Accessories to get a Drone Pilot for Christmas
It’s that time of year again. The weather’s getting colder. Obscure relatives loom on the horizon. A tidal wave of food and good will is headed your way. All you have to do is buy a few gifts for your nearest and dearest. But sometimes inspiration can be hard to …
Read More »Intel Incoming: Tech Powerhouse Enables Innovation Throughout the Drone Ecosystem
With each wave of technological innovation dominant players emerge. With PCs, there were Intel, Microsoft, IBM, and Apple. With the internet, Google, Facebook, and Amazon became dominant. With mobile phones, there was a resurgent Apple, adaptive Google, and emerging Samsung. As these waves recede, one-time major players can get washed …
Read More »New Patent Expands Amazon Drone Plan
Source: U.S. Patent Office When we think of Amazon and drones, we think of airborne delivery. But with a new patent awarded to the retailer on Tuesday, Amazon wants to expand UAV technology, making drones smaller, lighter, cheaper and responsive to voice commands. In the company’s patent application, Amazon envisions …
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