(Source: techcrunch.com) If your first reaction to a drone flying over your house is getting out your M16 for some target practice, you can now opt for a less violent option. NoFlyZone.org lets you establish a no-fly zone over your property and a number of drone hardware and software firms have already promised to honor your request. Among the partners in this effort are … [Read more...] about NoFlyZone Lets You Establish A No-Fly Zone Over Your Property
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Drone Funding Soars Despite Regulatory Roadblocks
(Source: Wall St Journal Blogs) Heavy regulation in the U.S. for drones hasn’t stopped venture capitalists from backing startups that make the small flying robots. Deborah Gage reports for Dow Jones VentureWire that the latest funding is for drone startup Kespry Inc., which raised $10 million for commercial drones from Lightspeed Venture Partners. The company’s chief … [Read more...] about Drone Funding Soars Despite Regulatory Roadblocks
Linux Foundation Fuels Open-Source Drone Efforts
(Source: cnet.com) The folks who help bring you the Linux operating system today want to bring you better drones tomorrow. The Linux Foundation, which sponsors some development of the widely used operating system, announced the new open-source Dronecode software project. Dronecode brings a formal structure and oversight to two existing open-source drone projects, the … [Read more...] about Linux Foundation Fuels Open-Source Drone Efforts
DroneDeploy Raises $2M in Seed Funding
(Source: Wall St Journal Blogs) DroneDeploy, a startup that makes it possible for just about anyone to fly small drones and analyze the images they capture using a tablet or smartphone, has raised $2 million in seed funding, Chief Executive Mike Winn told Venture Capital Dispatch. Investors included SoftTech VC, Data Collective, Red Point Ventures, Draper Fisher … [Read more...] about DroneDeploy Raises $2M in Seed Funding
