The Mars 2020 mission is on track for launch next year, and nesting inside the high-tech new rover heading that direction is a high-tech helicopter designed to fly in the planet’s nearly non-existent atmosphere. The actual aircraft that will fly on the Martian surface just took its first flight and its engineers are over the moon.
View More Mars helicopter bound for the Red Planet takes to the air for the first timeCategory: Drones
Ocean drone startup merger spawns SoFar, the DJI of the sea
What lies beneath the murky depths? SolarCity co-founder Peter Rive wants to help you and the scientific community find out. He’s just led a $7 million Series A for SoFar Ocean Technologies, a new startup formed from a merger he orchestrated between underwater drone maker OpenROV and sea sensor developer Spoondrift. Together, they’re teaming up […]
View More Ocean drone startup merger spawns SoFar, the DJI of the seaEnterprise drone service Kespry raises new funding from Salesforce Ventures
Kespry, a company that offers industrial users a subscription-based drone service, today announced that it has raised funding from Salesforce Ventures, marking that firm’s first hardware investment. With this, Salesforce and Kespry are also partnering around bringing Kespry’s drone services for the insurance industry to Salesforce’s own tools for this vertical. Sadly, the companies did […]
View More Enterprise drone service Kespry raises new funding from Salesforce VenturesThis Parrot drone is on sale for the cheapest we’ve ever seen it, saving you $200
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When it comes to buying a drone, you have many options. Some have features that others don’t, and can lead to some painful drone FOMO. Fortunately, we have a great, well-rounded pick for you that won’t completely break the bank if you’re looking to become a bonafide drone enthusiast.
The Parrot ANAFI Portable Drone is at the lowest price we’ve seen it on the web — just $499.99 in the PCMag Shop. You’d be saving a whole $200 off its retail price, and this discount is far lower compared to Best Buy, B&H Photo Video, and Amazon, whose current lowest price is $540. Read more…
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View More This Parrot drone is on sale for the cheapest we’ve ever seen it, saving you $200Tiny claws let drones perch like birds and bats
Drones are useful in countless ways, but that usefulness is often limited by the time they can stay in the air. Shouldn’t drones be able to take a load off too? With these special claws attached, they can perch or hang with ease, conserving battery power and vastly extending their flight time.
View More Tiny claws let drones perch like birds and batsSave $50 on this drone that looks (and flies) like a real bird
The hot duck has nothing on the Bionic Bird.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a drone? Well, folks, it’s all of the above.
Perfect for drone enthusiasts who are growing bored of the current market offerings and want to play with something new, the …
Red Cat wants to track drone flight data on the blockchain
Red Cat, a startup that wants to store drone flight data on the blockchain to guarantee immutability, announced the second Beta of its drone data platform today. Jeff Thompson, CEO of Red Cat says in 2017 he was looking at what was holding back the commercial drone business and the need for a black-box kind […]
View More Red Cat wants to track drone flight data on the blockchain10 awesome gadgets on sale right now
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View More 10 awesome gadgets on sale right nowKoala-sensing drone helps keep tabs on drop bear numbers
It’s obviously important to Australians to make sure their koala population is closely tracked — but how can you do so when the suckers live in forests and climb trees all the time? With drones and AI, of course.
View More Koala-sensing drone helps keep tabs on drop bear numbersBoeing’s ‘Wingman’ drone buddies up with pilot-flown jets
It’s already tomorrow in Australia, seemingly in more ways than one. It’s the 27th already, yes, but they’re also working in putting together AI-flown companion jets for their fighters. Why didn’t we think of that? It’s a Boeing Australia joint, but maybe they’ll contract out to the U.S. facilities and we can snake one off the line. I know a guy.
View More Boeing’s ‘Wingman’ drone buddies up with pilot-flown jetsThe Holy Stone HS230 RC racing drone is down by almost £40 for a limited time
Drones have had some really bad publicity lately but they are not supposed to be flown near airports. We repeat: Drones do not belong near airports. Please don’t fly your drone near any airports, guys.
They are supposed to be used for a variety of ot…
UK’s extended 5km airport drone ‘no-fly’ zones in force next month
The UK’s Department for Transport has said today that an expansion of drone ‘no-fly’ zones to 5km around airport runways will come into force on March 13. Anyone caught and convicted of flying a drone inside the restricted zones could face a fine and years in prison. Last month the government said it would tighten […]
View More UK’s extended 5km airport drone ‘no-fly’ zones in force next month