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Weather and Crushproof Drone
The Aerodyne Nimbus 195 has a unique rounded carbon fiber frame that protects the electronics and gives it a surprising amount of durability. It is designed to be resistant to snow, small amounts of water, crashes, and even the crushing weight of a car driving over it! This little quadcopter goes hard and is designed for serious racers who hope to avoid having to frequently make repairs. For more ...
GoPro Announces Updates On Karma Drone
As we all know, the GoPro Karma was recalled last fall due to issues with it’s reliability and it’s sometimes falling out of the sky. GoPro has recently announced that the issue has been resolved. The issue had to do with the battery’s placement causing the drone to instantly shut down and drop like a rock from the sky. Following the struggle of the public relations nightmare thi...
Robot Drone Man
Ilhan Bae is a researcher and futurist who has done something pretty amazing. He has put Kubi telepresence robot on top of a DJI S1000 drone. The result is a robotic being that can move its arms, interact with people and fly from place to place. Bae says that “it may look impractical to install heavy robot parts on a light drone, but the benefits of telepresence via a flying drone overwhelm the re...
Lily Calls It Quits
Lily, the crowd funded selfie camera drone has officially decided to stop moving forward with the launch of its product. The founds wrote a letter on the home page of their web site outlining why they are making this move. Among the reasons are problems with supply chain and manufacturing contracts with vendors. Lily was a very high profile crowdfunded company that actually raised a large amount o...
DJI Accidentally Gives Tour Of Factory
The manufacture of drones is a long, tedious and detailed process. And with camera drones, there is often a need to test the recording devices and cameras within the drones. Sometimes the workers in these factories record test footage and then forget to delete the results before they box up the drone and ship it out! This article shows footage and pictures from just such an incident that was left ...
A Love Letter To The DJI Mavic
The DJI Mavic is really amazing. So much so that many people are gushing about it online with all kinds of praise. This article is really just a love letter to the drone that changed the author’s life. The author of this article goes through all the virtues and details about the drone that make it a great choice for new pilots and experienced pilots alike! Check out the article below. https:...
Will DJI Phantom 4 Batteries Work In The Phantom 4 Pro?
If you own a DJI Phantom 4, then you have probably invested some money in spare parts like propellers and batteries. And just like many other technology products, an upgrade to the latest version, say the DJI Phantom 4 Professional, means that you have to buy all new parts and accessories. We were wondering the same thing, so we did a quick experiment to see if the DJI Phantom 4 batteries and prop...
Drone At Wedding Nearly Leads To Divorce
It was supposed to be the dream wedding. Beautiful decorations, the perfect bride and groom, and, of course, photos to memorialize the entire event. However, a careless drone pilot soon brought that perfect picture to a screeching halt! Someone in the wedding party flew the drone into several of the guests, injuring several and stopping the wedding with a visit from paramedics. To read more about ...
German Lifeguards Test Drones To Rescue Swimmers
The biggest challenge in rescuing someone who appears to be struggling in the water is the time that it takes to get to them. Swimmers in distress often panic and this makes the situation worse. The German lifeguard association is testing drones to see if they can be deployed quickly and efficiently to drop an inflatable flotation device to swimmers in trouble. This gives the rescuers more time to...
DJI is Leading Innovation in China
In 2012 DJI developed, announced and released the DJI Phantom 1. This release changed everything for DJI and some could say, for China as well. While the general consensus before this release was that companies in China were good at imitating innovation, they were not innovative themselves. DJI is changing this. DJI is the leader in UAV technology and is the company that everyone else copies. Ther...
With The Mavic, DJI Has Changed The Rules
The DJI Mavic has only been out for a few weeks and already people are calling it a game changer. While many people have traditionally thought that you must have a large form factor with a big camera to produce great images, the DJI Mavic is changing that perception. What matters is the results and the quality of what data or images you can collect. While some see the Mavic as a hobby toy, it is s...
Going To Extreme With Drones
Some people get more thrill out of blowing stuff up than they do building. Gnat Warfare is based in Arizona and has a program for people who want to shoot drones out of the sky. This means that they load explosives onto the drones and when you get a direct hit, BOOM! Of course, shooting drones out of the sky is illegal according the the FAA, but because this is a private ranch and the activity is ...
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