Who has not dreamed of their own personal flying machine? GoFly is ready to make it happen. In the spirit of contests spurring innovation and problem solving, the organization GoFly is offering a total of $2,000,000 purse over the course of the 24-month competition - and they are scheduled to award the final winner later this month. The contest is entering it's final … [Read more...] about The Lindbergh flight and X-Prize Spurred Innovation, GoFly wants to do the Same with Personal Flying Devices
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Drones and Urban Air Mobility: Porsche Teams up with Boeing to Explore a Flying Car
In a continuing exploration of the concept of a flying car, Boeing has signed a letter of agreement to explore joint relationships with luxury car manufacturer Porsche. Here is a concept video published by World News that shows some idea of what that might ultimately look like. Flying cars - or drone taxis- aren't brand new, but the technology is maturing and they … [Read more...] about Drones and Urban Air Mobility: Porsche Teams up with Boeing to Explore a Flying Car
Interview: Skydio CEO Adam Bry on Autonomy, Scaling Up & Taking on DJI
Last month, California startup Skydio launched a new drone for the consumer market: Skydio 2. Then came a docking station that looks set to propel the same aircraft onto worksites around the country. The first impression is that Skydio 2 is a drone that could provide serious competition to DJI's market dominance. It's lighter, smarter, more compact and more versatile than … [Read more...] about Interview: Skydio CEO Adam Bry on Autonomy, Scaling Up & Taking on DJI
Drones Add To a Whopper of a Fish Story [Video]
They call it fishing - not catching - for a reason. But Joshua Jorgenson, creator of the online fishing series BlackTipH, caught a whopper when he scored a 100-plus pound tarpon in Boca Raton: with the help of a drone. “I’d say it’s one of the biggest accomplishments for a Florida angler to catch a tarpon from the shore – it’s a very challenging fish to catch,” Jorgensen told … [Read more...] about Drones Add To a Whopper of a Fish Story [Video]
Watch Out DJI, The Skydio 2 Has Landed
When I was speaking with the PR team of a certain drone manufacturer earlier this year, DJI was the elephant in the room. Alluded to but never mentioned, as if uttering the name of the world's dominant drone company was enough to undermine a new product launch. Contrast that approach with the unveiling of Skydio's latest drone, the Skydio 2. The first visual from the … [Read more...] about Watch Out DJI, The Skydio 2 Has Landed
