(Source: The Guardian) A teacher from New York has been arrested for allegedly crashing a drone into an empty section of seats at the US Open tennis tournament. Daniel Verley, 26, faces charges of reckless endangerment and operating a drone in a New York City public park outside of a prescribed area. A police spokesman said Verley was a teacher at the Academy of … [Read more...] about Teacher Charged Over Drone Crash at US Open
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Video of the Day 9/2/15: Dude Defending Drones
Today's video of the day is actually two videos the first is an outstanding presentation given by Greg Kelley to the Pullman, WA city council in response to a citizen's suggestion at establishing a town-wide no drone zone. Kelley does an excellent job defending drones and calling out the media for their manipulative influence on the general public's attitude toward … [Read more...] about Video of the Day 9/2/15: Dude Defending Drones
New Drone Makes Safe, 4K Image Capture a SNAP
On Wednesday, San Francisco based Vantage Robotics announced a new entry to the consumer market, the Snap. Available today for preorder, the Snap drone is a quadcopter sporting a 4K, gimbal stabilized camera, collapsable design and built in prop guards. “People are the most interesting subjects for any video, so we wanted to make a flying camera that was actually safe to use … [Read more...] about New Drone Makes Safe, 4K Image Capture a SNAP
Video of the Day 8/28/15: Extreme Tanning
I can understand wanting to get some sun in peace and quiet but this guy takes it to the next level. Kevin Miller decided to fly his drone up to the top of a wind turbine in Rhode Island earlier this week only to discover a man was laying on top of it getting some sun! This guy was 200 feet up so maybe it's a good thing the drone flew by and stirred him. You wouldn't want to … [Read more...] about Video of the Day 8/28/15: Extreme Tanning
Video of the Day 8/27/15: Yuneec Gets a $60 Million Investment from Intel
One Wednesday, Yuneec Electric Aviation announced they received a $60 million investment from Intel to further expand their drone business. For details on the funding, check out this video featuring Yuneec CEO Tian Yu and Intel CEO Brian Krzanich. Yuneec recently launched the latest version of their Q500 Typhoon drone, the Q500 4K. We really liked the original Q500, … [Read more...] about Video of the Day 8/27/15: Yuneec Gets a $60 Million Investment from Intel
