Since late last month, the city of Boston has been doing a hilarious impression of Hoth. Much like that opening sequence in The Empire Strikes Back, it's stupid cold, everyone is pissed, and nothing is working. It's so bad, people are beginning to call for federal disaster relief funds. So while we bitch and moan about unclear streets and a public transportation system older … [Read more...] about As Drones Help Boston Dig Out, FAA Remains Silent
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FAA Flying Blind on Drone Regulation
(Source: bostonglobe.com) When Jeff Bezos announced last year that Amazon was testing unmanned drones for delivering books and CDs by air, it was the most public sign yet of the commercial potential for remote-controlled aerial vehicles. Since then, consumer giants like Google and Domino’s Pizza have reportedly begun developing drone research programs, and small drone … [Read more...] about FAA Flying Blind on Drone Regulation
Commercial Drones Market Will Reach $1.7b in 2025, Lux Research Says
(Source: marketwired.com) The market for commercial uses of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, will grow to $1.7 billion in 2025, driven by a broad range of applications led by agriculture, according to Lux Research. Advanced sensors that are at the heart of the drones will claim a large chunk of the UAV cost stack, accounting for $670 million, nearly 40% of … [Read more...] about Commercial Drones Market Will Reach $1.7b in 2025, Lux Research Says
It’Snot Unusual for Drones to Help Stressed Whales
It’s not easy being a whale these days. From illegal whale hunters to over-exuberant tourist-watchers to human-made ocean noises, our largest sea mammals are under a lot of stress and, unlike humans, when whales stress out they don’t seek peace in the bottom of a Ben and Jerry’s container – they produce gallons of mucus full of stress hormones. And here’s the Catch 22: In … [Read more...] about It’Snot Unusual for Drones to Help Stressed Whales
Drones Can Help Simulate Any Golf Course
from bostonglobe.com The first time Jim Day played Martindale Country Club — the simulated version, not the real course, which he purchased in 2009 — he thought he saw something that looked oddly familiar as the round reached the signature par-3 ninth hole. Off in the distance, near the unmistakable clubhouse, was a car parked in the lot. It was Day’s car, or at least a … [Read more...] about Drones Can Help Simulate Any Golf Course
