The International Drone Racing Association (IDRA) has announced that the company’s founder, Justin Haggerty, will take a full-time role as President & CEO this December, after recently transitioning from the US Army. As a former Captain in the US Army and graduate of the United States Military Academy, West Point, Haggerty brings the leadership and management skills … [Read more...] about Former Army Captain and Founder of International Drone Racing Association to Be CEO
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NASA Shows AI Can’t Out Race an Expert Drone Pilot – Yet
Researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, recently held a drone race. While the twisting obstacle course was typical for a difficult race -the competitors were anything but typical. Three racing drones controlled by artificial intelligence (A.I.) were pitted against a racing drone flown by expert professional pilot Ken Loo. Loo won, on speed … [Read more...] about NASA Shows AI Can’t Out Race an Expert Drone Pilot – Yet
Watch: NASA’s AI Drone Takes on DRL Pilot
A drone piloted by NASA's artificial intelligence has taken on a DRL FPV pilot, with interesting results. If futurists are to be believed, most of our jobs are under threat from the rise of robotics, artificial intelligence and automation. The ironic thing is that some of the first to go could be drone pilots; a professional that has only existed for a handful of years. … [Read more...] about Watch: NASA’s AI Drone Takes on DRL Pilot
DJI Launches Racing Edition FPV Goggles
DJI has today launched a new pair of FPV goggles, DJI Goggles Racing Edition (RE). The RE goggles offer a slight upgrade on the original set, with significant tweaks designed to appeal to FPV racers. DJI Racing Edition Goggles As we've seen from a number of DJI product announcements recently, the differences between DJI's RE Goggles and the original are small. But there are a … [Read more...] about DJI Launches Racing Edition FPV Goggles
Drone Racing League’s 2018 championships are in one of the world’s most unfriendly countries to women
by Sally French, the Drone Girl, (reprinted with permission) The Drone Racing League (DRL) announced the location of its 2018 DRL Allianz World Championship — and it’s located in one of the most unfriendly countries in the world toward women. The 2018 championship races will play out in Saudi Arabia in September next year. Saudi Arabia consistently ranks among the … [Read more...] about Drone Racing League’s 2018 championships are in one of the world’s most unfriendly countries to women
