Kelly Shores

The six-rotor PD6B-AW-ARM drone is equipped with two arms that include grasping hand-like “claws” on their ends. These claws are designed to pick up and carry things like a sort of airborne crane. The PD6B-AW-ARM was released at the Interdrone conference and is produced by the company Prodrone.  With a 30 minute flight time, a press release about the drone says that it can be used R...

The drone startup Aptonomy has developed an aerial security guard on the back of a DJI S-1000+ drone. The drone is equipped with visible as well as infrared lighting, a loudspeaker, a microphone, facial recognition software, and, of course, a high definition camera to capture any suspicious activity. This “flying security guard” could be used in many places where humans find it difficu...

A group called the “Quad Squad” recently had a chance to zoom through the historic old Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which has been abandoned for decades. This group took advantage of the large, cavernous space to fly at high speeds. The hope is to raise awareness of these old historical treasures and to have some fun racing quadcopters. For flyin...

If you look at the Grasshopper FPV racing quadcopter, you might think it looks like a cute little…well…grasshopper! But there is much more going on with this FPV racing quadcopter than you might expect! It takes a 4S battery and has insanely fast motors. This thing can really get up and go! If you are looking for an amazing FPV racer in a single kit (minus the goggles), then the Grassh...

There seems to be a great crossover between drone pilots and car enthusiasts. And Ford Motor Company realizes this. They recently set up a drone race called “Dronekhana” that pit two top pilots, 16-year-old World Drone Prix champion Luke Bannister and his British countryman, Brett Collis, 22. The two pilots raced around a warehouse filled with various Ford vehicles and other obstacles....

Epson has announced a partnership with leading drone manufacturer DJI to release the Epson Moverio BT-300 AR augmented reality glasses that are specifically designed to work with the DJI Phantom and DJI Inspire. These glasses will allow the pilot to see a heads up display (HUD) along, a live video feed from the aircraft, as well as be able to see through them and maintain line of sight with the dr...

Have you seen this latest teaser from GoPro about their new Karma drone? This video shows a library scene with one continuous shot where the camera moves through a variety of book shelves, past laptops, around people and avoids many obstacles that would be difficult to maneuver with an ordinary drone. GoPro is planning a press event on September 19th. We are all ears! Check out the video here: htt...

McGill University is experimenting with drones to create portraits. This idea originated in Paul Kry’s laboratory at McGill University’s School of Computer Science. Prof. Kry and a few of his students have teamed up to program tiny drones to create dot drawings – an artistic technique known as stippling. The method involves using a small sponge dipped in ink that the drone hits the canvas with. Th...

Rumors have been swirling around about the images leaked that are supposed to be the new DJI entry level drone coming out in time for the holidays. This drone, called the Mavic is supposed to be foldable with a smaller battery and form factor than the DJI Phantom line of drones. It is rumored to be very easy to set up and fly with minimal assembly required to get it into the air. Check out the art...

On September 19, 2016 GoPro is making a major announcement about its long awaited Karma drone. While little is known at this point, just having a date in mind for learning more. Nick Woodman, CEO of GoPro has promised that the Karma will be the most connected and easy to  use drone created to date. We will have to tune in to www.gopro.com on September 19th to see if this is the case! To see what G...

If you live on planet Earth and have not been stranded on a deserted island for the last six months, then you are probably familiar with the phenomenon of Pokemon Go. You walk around with your phone and catch Pokemon based on GPS locations and a map provided by Google. It’s fun and is encouraging people to go outside and get some fresh air and exercise. However, occasionally there are Pokemo...

While quadcopters have become very popular in recent years, there are still some inherent limitations in the design that includes multiple motors and multiple propellers. For one thing, there is a theoretical limit in the size you could go with multiple propellers given the need for more motors. The quadcopter design was rejected years ago by the United States military for the simplicity of a sing...