As the winds of change continue to buffet the energy sector, two companies are looking to combine the power of software analytics with the agility of hexacopters to help amp up alternative w... Read more
Even though the FAA has streamlined the process of approving drones for commercial use, obtaining a Section 333 exemption requires detailed knowledge of the regulatory steps necessary. Such... Read more
The Age of the Internet of Things has arrived and drone technology will likely be flying in the forefront of this emerging revolution of connectivity. The IoT allows us to automate much of o... Read more
A San Diego-based company hopes to get its hooks into a drone-driven revenue stream with the release of a 3-D printed UAV designed to fly over water. The aptly named AguaDrone, has cast its... Read more
As long as careless or untrained drone pilots continue to make headlines by crashing UAVs into high-profile, high security areas like the White House (twice) and the Japanese Prime Minister’... Read more
While the continued debate between the FAA and the UAV sector over how drones are to be regulated continues to grab headlines, a number of similar discussions are happening all over the U.S.... Read more
“Change is not merely necessary to life – it is life.” ― Alvin Toffler, Future Shock (1970) Philosophers may argue about whether or not technological advances shape human culture or vi... Read more
After conquering the real-estate, videography, agriculture and sports markets, drone makers are flying into a new frontier – your pocket. And if crowdfunding support is any indication, ownin... Read more
The recent announcement of Chinese drone industry leader DJI raising $75 million from Silicon Valley venture capital firm Accel, underlines a message the drone sector is clearly sending to W... Read more
While Tom Petty’s 1989 hit Free Fallin’ is one of the best songs of the 1980s (it is; don’t argue), it’s not an anthem commercial drone operators are keen on adopting. In fact, a drone in fr... Read more
Now that the FAA’s has adopted a fast-track process for approving some UAVs for commercial use, the number of firms obtaining waivers under Section 333 is nudging towards 300. Amid the reams... Read more
Up in the sky! It’s a bird; it’s a plane; it’s – a smartphone? Fresh from the increasingly clever world of drone crowdfunding, the xCraft PhoneDrone is one of many Kickstarter projects disco... Read more
It’s full steam ahead for the FAA’s fast-track process of approving drones for commercial use. The agency surpassed 200 and is chugging towards 250 exemptions under Section 333. That’s almos... Read more