“AI” is a term used freely in the drone industry: but it’s uses vary from racing to rescue operations. Drone expert Jake Carter has rounded up 12 use cases to demonstrate... Read more
Facebook has quietly announced that it will no longer be continuing with its Aquila project, a giant drone designed to fly at high altitude and beam down internet connectivity to remote area... Read more
“Airobotics, the Israeli startup that built the world’s first fully automated drone, announced today the appointment of Richard Wooldridge as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer,... Read more
A Taiwanese start-up is shining a new light into the dark quagmire of anemic drone flight time by harnessing sunlight. SolarDrone, a research project of National Taiwan University, has devel... Read more
In a recent note on Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s CEO, announced the first successful flight of the Aquila drone, a large solar powered UAV that has been in development for 2 y... Read more
Take an aerial tour by drone of Facebook’s old headquarters. 1 Hacker Way. Video courtesy of Hivemapper. Frank SchrothFrank Schroth is editor in chief of DroneLife, the authoritative s... Read more
For many pilots, the thrill of flying is the whole point of getting a drone. But for others it’s all about the end result, the photos and videos you’ve got to show for your time... Read more
Facebook’s solar drone, designed to deliver internet connectivity to underserved regions of the world, has taken flight. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced that the solar drone... Read more
Ireland is taking advantage of the US regulatory snarl to try to attract commercial drone development. The Irish Times reports that County Mayo in Ireland is making plans to market the area... Read more
57% of the world is without Internet access and can’t use Facebook to post new boyfriend pictures, or use Google to search for new boyfriends. They can’t even read this post (ga... Read more
(Source: entrepreneur.com) Facebook has made no bones about wanting to blanket the planet with Internet connectivity, and it’s developed a huge, solar-powered aircraft to help it do so. Th... Read more
Facebook’s future status may be in the sky. The social media giant unveiled plans today to test solar-powered drones that could potentially connect the whole world with Internet service. “Ou... Read more
(Source: Wired) Inside a lab at Facebook, Yael Maguire is building infrared lasers, Earth-orbiting satellites, and a fleet of flying drones powered by the light of the sun. It sounds more li... Read more
(Source: New York Times) In classical mythology, Aquila is the eagle carrying Jupiter’s thunderbolts skyward. At Facebook, it is the code name for a high-flying drone, indicative of the so... Read more