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Drone Downed By Balloon Release
An unsuspecting wedding videographer was the unfortunate victim of a swarm of balloons that attacked and crashed his drone. Well, not really, but he did experience an unexpected surprise when a couple, whose wedding he was shooting for them, did a balloon release right below his flight path. The drone did get its propeller caught by one of the balloons and did take a tumble to the ground. Everyone...
First Drone With Hydrogen Fuel Cells
What is the biggest limiting factor when it comes to drone flight time? It is usually the battery. Today’s LiPo batteries in most drones can fly for 20 – 30 minutes at the top end. MMC is hoping to change that with their announcement of the HYDrone 1800, the world’s first hydrogen fueled drone. The HYDrone 1800 can stay in the air for up to 4 hours without refueling and works in ...
18 Windy Roads From A Drone’s Eye View
Have you ever been driving along a winding country road and wondered why there seem to be so many twists and turns involved in getting from point “A” to point “B”? If so, then check out these pictures of various extremely windy roads from all around the world. Of course these are shot from the perspective that only a drone can provide. And after looking at a few of them, it...
Drones are the Unexpected Tech of Today
Check out this article featuring an interview with the drone company Parrot’s CEO Henri Seydoux. Mr. Seydoux was formerly a journalist and has brought his journalistic perspective to the world of technology and flying UAVs in particular. According to Seydoux, whose company makes the Parrot BeBop and the recently announced Parrot Disco drones, “The drone is one of the unexpected things ...
Drone Magazines and Television Shows
As drones become more popular, the media behind them is becoming more prevalent across multiple channels. ESPN has started running drone racing as a part of its regular programming. Facebook has many pages dedicated to drone related articles. And dedicated video platforms like AirVuz are bringing more and more drone videos to the masses. Forbes predicts that drone media will continue to grow as th...
DroneDeploy Receives $20M in Funding
We all know that drones are becoming big business. Drone software startup DroneDeploy recently received $20 million US dollars in a round of funding. DroneDeploy’s mission is to write cloud-based software for organizations who want to leverage the power and unique perspective of drones in their business. Find out more about DroneDeploy and their recent growth here. http://www.scalevp.com/blo...
Drones and Patio Furniture?
Assuming you are like me, you may have someone in your life who wants you to get work done around the house. Like selecting new patio furniture, for example. But again, if you are like me, you would rather play with your drones and practice flying. Well great news! Now you can do both! Wayfair, a discount furniture company, has released an application that runs on Oculus Rift and enables you to ge...
Multirotors Prevail In Agriculture
While many people are embracing drones for sport and for video, agriculture is fast becoming one of the most important uses for drones. Monitoring crops, delivering specific chemicals and mapping fields are all things that drones do much more efficiently and quickly than traditional methods. The big shift is happening in the kind of drones that are being deployed for these types of tasks. Even tho...
The Claw Drone – Friend of Foe?
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...
Flying Security Guards
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...
Drawing Portraits With Drones
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...
The “Pokedrone” Will Help You Catch ’em All
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...