A Canadian start-up wants to make drones more self-aware and improve their “vision” in an effort to curtail crashes with planes and people. Vancouver-based Iris Automation (not to be confuse... Read more
With the recent expansion of drone use across the construction and inspection industries, leaders in the field are welcoming the most recent FAA Part 107 regulations and hope that the new ru... Read more
Multinational software company Autodesk Inc. announced it has made an investment in drone manufacturer 3D Robotics, one of three initial stakes the company is making via its $100 million For... Read more
On Monday, drone manufacturer 3D Robotics announced a new partnership to bring a new version of the Solo to market focused on industrial use. In conjunction with Autodesk and Sony, 3D Roboti... Read more
Unsurprisingly, DroneLife’s most popular article over the Christmas weekend was our post-holiday piece from last year “Help! I Crashed My New DJI Phantom. Now What Do I Do?... Read more
3D Robotics co-founder Chris Anderson is probably the closest thing the drone world has to a prophet. Back in September, the former WIRED editor lambasted the “mass jackassery” of reckless f... Read more
The FAA predicted as many as 1 million drones could be sold this holiday season. Of course, this number depends on exactly how the FAA defines “drone” but, it also depends on pri... Read more
Fierce competition is expected to drive down prices and reduce the consumer drone to commodity status according to Richard Jun Li, VP of Innova Research. A recent report from Innova Research... Read more
On Monday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announced a registration requirement for all Unmanned Aircraft and a task force to develop recommen... Read more
With the holiday season only a few weeks away, you may one of the millions of people considering asking for/giving a drone as a gift this year. If you simply Google “best drone”... Read more
One of the fastest growing open-source UAV hobbyist sources is discovering that the best things in drone life are free. CADDrones.com, the brainchild of 23-year-old college student, announce... Read more
On Tuesday, 3D Robotics announced Life After Gravity, a sci-fi web series shot entirely with the 3DR Solo. According 3DR, Life After Gravity is “a thriller on a global scale—intergalac... Read more
(Source: roboticstrends.com) As co-founder and CEO of 3D Robotics, Chris Anderson knows a thing or two about drones. And he knows that a few bad apples can ruin the hobby for everyone. In... Read more
Is the Drone Industry Entering Its Tween Years?
Commentary — Two recent developments indicate that the drone industry may be entering its tween phase, that awkward, not-all-that-pleasant, inevitable period before it gains a solid, m... Read more