Your guide to drones.
What do you get when you marry a plane and a quadcopter? The answer lies in the hands of production engineering researchers Bart Theys and Stijn Debecker. According to the Belgian researchers from University of Leuven, they have produced a delivery drone that can rival Google’s Project Wing and Amazon Prime Air. And they name …
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Some two years ago, Hubsan released the X4 H107D. It became the world’s smallest FPV toy quadcopter to feature 5.8GHz video, quickly turning into a novelty as other manufacturers continued to favor the less reliable WiFi FPV due to lower costs. This made the X4 H107D the only true blue micro FPV drone in the …
Nothing beats an aurora borealis display in the sky. However, on 4 November 2015, Intel in collaboration with Ars Electronica Futurelab came very close when they set a new Guinness World Record for the Most Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) airborne simultaneously. Known as Drone 100, the amazing drone display lit up the night sky to …
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Newcomer XIRO made quite a splash earlier in January when they showcased their latest Xplorer 2 drone at CES 2016. It is probably the world’s first working prototype of a drone to feature obstacle avoidance in the 350-size category. While the Xplorer 2 and its predecessor the Xplorer 1 took most of the limelight for …
GearBest are having a clearance sales for their US and EU warehouses focusing on RC parts and accessories. Some really good deals are up for grabs with discounts up to 77%. If you’re into RC and living in any of these two regions, now is the right time to splash some cash on that shopping …
GoPro today released yet another short teaser video featuring footage taken with its Karma drone. The footage was shot at Aspen Snowmass, showing celebrity Bobby Brown and friends snowboarding on a closed course. Keen-eyed observers have pointed out that a reflection of the Karma drone on one of the snowboarders’ reflective goggles has been carefully …
There are rumors circulating within the UAV industry lately that Xiaomi is currently working on developing its own drone and plans to release it some time this year. According to a Chinese tech website, a patent filed in China last August has hints on what’s coming from the Chinese smartphone giant. Xiaomi’s patent application indicates …
DARPA, otherwise known as the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, recently showcased a few test flights featuring its latest project — an autonomous drone that can travel indoors at blisteringly fast speeds without the need for a human pilot. In a recent video, the drone is shown flying indoors at speeds of up to …
DJI recently announced a massive price cut for its Phantom 3 Professional drone in conjunction with the company’s 10th year anniversary, fueling speculation that it is preparing for the release of the highly anticipated Phantom 4. This all fits nicely in the Phantom’s product cycle which sees a new model released every year at or …
A British company recently made headlines when it successfully flew a drone across the English Channel — a feat which also became the longest flight ever for a quadcopter. The flight, which lasted 72 minutes, started in France and stretched 32km across the Channel before ending in Dover. The company that conducted it — Ocuair, …