Don't play Taps for 3DR's Solo yet. 3DR's CEO Chris Anderson tweeted today that the Solo is getting a second life. In an article title "The Solo Lives On," on the ArduPilot Blog - ArduPilot is an opensource autopilot system - the team explains how a community of developers worked to give the Solo a "heart transplant." The developer of the Pixhawk2 hardware flight system, … [Read more...] about 3DR Solo Back as Open Source Platform
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3DR Releases Perimeter Scan, a New Autonomous Flight Mode for Engineering and Construction Industries
3DR, the Berkeley based drone technology firm and developer of Site Scan, a drone driven data platform for engineering and construction, today announced Perimeter Scan, a brand new flight mode on the Site Scan Field iOS app. Perimeter scan is the first of its kind in the commercial drone industry: it enables Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) … [Read more...] about 3DR Releases Perimeter Scan, a New Autonomous Flight Mode for Engineering and Construction Industries
3DR Back in the Game with New Funding Round
Berkeley-based drone manufacturer 3DR may be back in the game: the company announced $53 million in Series D funding on Thursday. This announcement comes less than a year from 3DR's last influx of $26.7 million last June. The new round included both new equity and conversion of debt equity: how much of each has not yet been disclosed. But clearly, investors are still … [Read more...] about 3DR Back in the Game with New Funding Round
Drones, Cat Tidbit Feeders, HyperWatch, GoKart Tank… the Hackaday Prize
"Build Something That Matters," says the 2017 Hackaday Competition Summary. And while the prize may go to something really changing the world, entries so far vary widely between the useful and the - sort of, in a weird way (yes, we're talking about you, "Buttwand") - entertaining. Hackaday.io is the organization hosting the contest, which offers over $250k in total prizes. … [Read more...] about Drones, Cat Tidbit Feeders, HyperWatch, GoKart Tank… the Hackaday Prize
Is the Commercial Drone Market the Fix Manufacturers are Hoping For?
News and Commentary. In the last two years, drone manufacturers across the globe have announced that they intend to shift their markets away from the fiercely competitive consumer market towards what they hope is the more profitable realm of commercial drones. But is the commercial drone market the answer to a falling profit margin? Maybe. 3DR was the first to admit … [Read more...] about Is the Commercial Drone Market the Fix Manufacturers are Hoping For?
