Drone News
Walmart Using Drones To Check Warehouse Inventory
When most people think of drones used in retail applications, they think of how drones can help move or deliver items to the customer. However, Walmart, the world’s largest brick and mortar retailer, is thinking of a different way to use drones. The idea is that drones will fly autonomously through their massive warehouses taking pictures of inventory on the shelves. Then, using inventory tr...
How DJI Builds A Flight Controller
DJI has over ten years of experience with drones and image stabilization. At the heart of every drone is a flight controller that ensures the UAV stays airborne and under control. DJI explains that the key to making their drones reliable has to do with the performance, self-diagnostics, and redundant systems that they build into every flight controller they make. If you’ve ever wondered abou...
A Story About Drone Safety
As most of us know, drones and manned aircraft don’t mix. This article tells the story of a professional photographer using his DJI Phantom 4 legally and with permission from a nearby airport to get some footage of the city of Cleveland, Ohio. Unfortunately, he runs into a group of drone pilots who are creating a dangerous situation – not because they mean to, but because they don̵...
Drones Are Changing The Real Estate Business
The possibilities and uses of drones for commercial and residential real estate are growing and becoming more entrenched within the industry every day. More and more realtors are using drones to get a unique visual perspective on the properties that they are listing. In addition to the unique perspective, drones are also enabling better and more accurate appraisals to properties because they can s...
New York City Drone Film Festival Highlights Amazing Drone Footage
The New York City Drone Film Festival (NYCDFF) is dedicated to showcasing the best aerial drone footage around. Everything from feature films to documentaries, to extreme sports, to who can take the best “dronie” (selfie taken with a drone). To really appreciate what is possible with drone cinematography, you have to check out the two and a half minute highlight reel from the festival....
Agricultural Drones Increase Crops and Reduce Costs
When you think of farming, you typically think of horses, plows, and tractors, right? Today’s farms are becoming high tech centers. It is predicted that the use of agricultural drones will increase at a compound annual growth rate of 30 percent between 2016 and 2022. This means that drones may well outnumber tractors on the farm one day soon. Farmers are utilizing drones equipped with infra...
New Mount Lets Solo Shoot 4K VR Video
For 3D Robotics Solo pilots who want to shoot immersive VR video from the air, JK Imaging Ltd., the worldwide licensee for Kodak Pixpro Digital Cameras and Devices, announces a new SP360 4K accessory pack, featuring a made for Solo Dual Camera Drone Mount. This mount will allow Solo pilots to shoot full 360 virtual reality video from the air using their Solo as the platform. To experience full sph...
Growing Drones Using Chemistry
To design and build a drone today takes thousands of man hours as well as complicated engineering and manufacturing techniques. However, if BAE, the British aerospace defense company has their way, we may someday be able to grow unmanned aerial vehicles in vats of chemicals using a process called “chemputing”. This process uses chemicals with electronics embedded in the body of the air...
Commercial Airliner Collides With Drone
This past Sunday at 12:50pm, a British Airways passenger jet is reported to have collided with a drone during landing in London. The aircraft was an Airbus A320 and was returning from Geneva, Switzerland to London, England when the incident occurred. The 132 passengers and 5 crew members were not injured and the plane landed safely. Despite the safe outcome this time, this is still a serious remin...
Hacked Nintendo Glove Controls Drone
Ever wanted to play a video game in real life? Engineer Nolan Moore used the Nintendo Power Gloves as the basis for a gesture-based controller for the a consumer drone, allowing him to pilot device around with small motions of his hands. He replaced the original electronics in the gloves with with much more modern control boards, Wi-Fi transmitters, and flex sensors. This mix of reality and virtu...
Air Traffic Control for UAVs and Drones
A company called PrecisionHawk is currently working on ways to efficiently and effectively control unmanned aircraft in a safe and reliable way. The company is using a system called LATAS (Low Altitude Traffic and Airspace Safety), which uses cell networks and satellites to map the flying area around a UAV or drone and ensure that is has a clear airspace. This will be essential for future visions ...
Overcoming the Hype of FPV Drone Racing
If you visit this site regularly, you know that we talk frequently about FPV drone racing and the excitement that the hobby is generating. At the PSFK 2016 conference in New York, Nick Horbaczewski introduced the audience to the new sport of drone racing, and his organization, the DRL (Drone Racing League). However, despite all the hype and excitement around this fledgeling sport, Nick cautioned t...