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The push comes after Canberra Labor MP Gai Brodtmann last week called for an independent review of the trial after being flooded with negative feedback from the community. Mr Wall said the Liberals supported innovation and new technologies, but wanted to ensure they were appropriately regulated. The Civil Aviation Safety …

For too long these hi-tech gangs have appeared to be one step ahead of the police and it is clear more resources need to be used to prevent the use of these drones in supply contraband to prisons – which should surely be drug-free zones. Surely the technology exists to …

Engineers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have created the world’s smallest optical gyroscope, a sensor that could be used in smartphones and drones. The optical gyroscope resting on grains of rice (Credit: Ali Hajimiri/Caltech) The tiny device, which is smaller than a grain of rice, determines its position …

Wildfires have turned whole neighborhoods in Santa Rosa, California, to ash, based on drone footage The Association Press posted Tuesday.  The video reveals still-smoldering properties burned to their foundations, blackened bushes, and automobiles that appear like they have been destroyed in warfare. Standing out within the rubble are the charred …

Yuneec’s entry into the flying camera space, the Breeze Flying Camera, is likely to be a home run this holiday season. Priced at $495 at Amazon, this small but powerful drone packs a boatload of technology into less than a pound.  It’s convenient, compact, easily portable, and simple to fly. …

Drone-management firm Kittyhawk is hoping to live up to its aviation pioneering namesake with the launch of a new UAV air-traffic app. Partnering with Airmap, an airspace information service provider, San Francisco-based Kittyhawk has developed an iOS app that will allow users to receive live air-traffic alerts without exiting the …

As the holidays approach, many enthusiasts and photographers may want to bring their drone with them as they travel.  But traveling with an expensive piece of equipment takes some thought – damaging your drone, losing your images, or -even worse- being kicked off your flight or having your drone confiscated …

CEO Chris Anderson presenting BIM capabilities at 3DR offices In advance of a new product announcement scheduled for today, Chris Anderson, CEO of 3DR, hosted a media event yesterday in which he provided an overview of 3DR’s primary focus going forward, performed a demonstration of capability, and fielded questions. In …

Sponsored by DroneBase – If you have been around the drone industry, you know DroneBase, the leader in connecting drone pilots to great flying opportunities. With three years of platform experience and now with a follow-on investment of $3 million dollars led by savvy tech investor Fred Wilson from Union …

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