Category: drone

Meet Arturo, an adorable R2D2 drone ready to take to the skies

Gannon Burgett

This holiday season, drones and Star Wars are some of the most talked about items to be had. Thus, it’s only natural that we see the two come together for a little holiday celebration. Meet Arturo, the self-proclaimed ’world’s first actual flying R2D2 drone.’ Created by aerial cinematographer Don Melara in partnership with aerial photography […]

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Drone Crashes on Live TV Inches from Skier at World Cup

Eric Reagan

This crazy video from the World Cup in Italy shows a rather large drone crashing just behind a skier as he raced down the course. The drone is said to have been shooting video for the TV program and lost connection with the operator. What an incredible close miss on this crash! Copyright/DMCA Notice: The […]

What Does the FAA’s New Drone Policy Mean to You?

Richard Harrington

I’ve put together a comprehensive look at the new drone registration policy.  This full length course walks you through the why, when, and how.  Seeing how steep the penalties are you may want to pay heed. Failure to register an aircraft may result in regulatory and criminal sanctions. 
The FAA may assess civil penalties up […]

FAA confirms names and addresses of drone registrants will be publicly available

Gannon Burgett

Today is the day. From here on out, anyone who purchases a drone must register their device with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) before their UAV ever takes flight. While the process is both simple and affordable – only $5 and a few lines of information submitted online – a new […]

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Autonomous Lily drone delayed: or, why crowdfunding tech isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

Gannon Burgett

Earlier this week, we shared with you how Peak Design became Kickstarter ninjas, crowdfunding numerous products and – so far – delivering on every last one of them. But that’s not always the case with crowdfunding projects. Just look at TriggerTrap’s Ada, a Kickstarter project that failed a year after it successfully raised over £290,386 […]

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This Star-trails Light Painting was made by A Drone

Udi Tirosh

German drone makers, Ascending Technologies just redefined light painting. The company makes high end drones and drone software and to take their technology to the extremes, they made a series of Santa Light Painting which actually resulted in a short movie. The company used an LED mounted Falcon 8 – their own octa-copter. Way points were […]

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DJI teams up with FLIR to release a thermal imaging drone system

Gannon Burgett

If you’ve ever seen thermal imaging footage, there’s a good chance it was captured with an infrared camera developed by Oregon-based FLIR Systems, a company that specializes in the design and manufacturing of thermal imaging cameras. It’s for that reason that drone manufacturer DJI has teamed up with FLIR to create the Zenmuse XT, a […]

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This Navy-funded drone can both fly and swim

Gannon Burgett

UAV stands for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. But, if a team of scientists at Rutgers University have a say in the matter, it will soon be an acronym for Unmanned Aquatic Vehicle as well. Meet the Naviator, a quadcopter designed to be used both underwater an…