The word drone has a lot of different meanings: military craft, research tool, delivery robot. But for the average civilian, drone means a high-tech toy. Maybe you’ve seen one flying at your local park or caught some viral video footage of a drone swooping through a fireworks display. Even people like Martha Stewart are suddenly penning love letters to their drones. If you’ve … [Read more...] about The Verge Tests the Market’s Most Popular Drones
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3D Robotics Acquires Consumer Electronics Company Sifteo
On Tuesday, drone manufacturer 3D Robotics announced it had acquired Sifteo, the consumer electronics developer best known for their Sifteo Cubes Interactive Games System. 3D Robotics hopes to leverage Sifeto's expertise in high-performance embedded computation, low-latency wireless communication, virtualization, and sensor fusion to expand the company's B2B market strategy … [Read more...] about 3D Robotics Acquires Consumer Electronics Company Sifteo
Check This Map Before You Fly Your Drone
from Wired The popularity of drones is climbing quickly among companies, governments and citizens alike. But the rules surrounding where, when and why you can fly an unmanned aerial vehicle aren’t very clear. The FAA has tried to assert control and insist on licensing for all drone operators, while drone pilots and some legal experts claim drones do not fall under the FAA’s … [Read more...] about Check This Map Before You Fly Your Drone
AirDog Teams Up With 3D Robotics
from http://www.kickstarter.com Last week on July 3rd, AirDog team members convened at the labs of 3D Robotics (3DR) in Berkeley, California and signed a cooperation contract. Over the next few weeks, several of AirDog’s key engineers will be transitioning into the 3DR labs in order to collaborate closely with 3DR on advanced drone technologies. The makers of the … [Read more...] about AirDog Teams Up With 3D Robotics
The Agribotix Guide to Drones in Agriculture
from http://www.sparkfun.com Daniel McKinnon from Agribotix shares some of the details behind an emerging field fusing robotics and agriculture. Coming off the wildly successful 3DRobotics DroneCon and SparkFun Autonomous Vehicles Competition, a blog post on potential uses of UAVs or drones seems quite timely. While dozens of industries are rapidly adopting the commercial use … [Read more...] about The Agribotix Guide to Drones in Agriculture
