Mark Bathrick, of the US Department of the Interior, should know what it takes to succeed in commercial drone business. He runs a department that is one of the United States’ leaders in use and integration of UAV technology. His department runs a project managing over 500 million acres and using …
Read More »New Security Hack Seizes Control of Drones
A security researcher has developed a new anti-drone device that takes control of rogue drones. During the PacSec 2016 conference in Tokyo last week, Trend Micro security research manager Jonathan Andersson demonstrated a hack that remotely highjacks unauthorized or unwanted drones using a transmitter that exploits a common radio protocol. …
Read More »Update on Delayed Mavic Pro – We Ask DJI Your Questions
So what’s going on at DJI? Having originally intended to ship the Mavic Pro in the middle of October, orders only started to be dispatched on October 21st. It wasn’t a huge delay in the grand scheme of things, especially compared to some of its industry peers. But many target=”_blank”> …
Read More »Walkera Announces Aibao, a 4K Camera Drone with Mixed Realit…
Racing drone manufacturer, Walkera, has announced the international release of their new drone model, AiBao. AiBao includes a 4K HD camera with recording capability. It is the first drone in the UAV market that features mixed reality gaming, supported by Walkera technology. The AiBao merges virtual elements and reality by …
Read More »TeAx Heats Up Drone Imaging with ThermalCare 2.0
Thermal imaging is a “must-have” payload for inspection drones and TeAx Technology believes its latest product may make imaging even better. The company on Thursday released the “ThermalCapture 2.0” , an imaging tool that stores radiometric temperature data to a Micro SD card on board any inspection UAV. What’s unique …
Read More »How Long Does it Take to Get Your Part 107 Certificate?
photo credit: Makayla Wheeler, 2Drone Gals Commercial drone operators hoped that Part 107 would provide some relief from the long and expensive process of receiving a Section 333 Exemption from the FAA. Certainly, the new rules allow many more drone operators to work legally, and they have created a far …
Read More »DR1 Racing and Spin Master’s Air Hogs Collaborate to Expand
Entertainment company Spin Master Corp. and DR1 Racing, the drone racing series, have announced a partnership involving the Air Hogs brand of remote control vehicles. As a result, Air Hogs will be present in all three of the DR1 Racing series in the 2016 and 2017 seasons. The partnership will …
Read More »Will Taser Stun Drones Fly With Police?
WikiCommons The now-famous cry “don’t tase me, Bro” may someday be shouted into the heavens at indifferent drones. Taser, a company synonymous with police stun guns, discussed arming drones with its electrifying products at the International Association of Chiefs of Police in San Diego earlier this month. According to the Wall Street …
Read More »Texas-India Drone Partnership Makes Power Lines Safer
The University of Texas is partnering with an Indian drone-software company to improve power-line inspections. Working with UT’s IC2 Institute, regional utility Austin Energy recently tested an inspection drone using software by Arcturus Business Solutions of Noida, India in an effort to better pinpoint weaknesses and damage to transmission lines …
Read More »How to Find Work for Your Drone: Introducing the New JobForD…
JobForDrones announces the launch of a new website, featuring deep functionality to allow professional drone operators to find commercial drone customers. The new site is a global network that allows licensed drone operators to create profiles featuring their skills, search jobs in their region, and bid on jobs posted on …
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