DJI is coming to California. According to an exclusive report in Fortune, the world’s largest drone company is building a new research and development facility in Palo Alto. Citing as a source “several job listings posted in recent weeks,” Fortune writer Signe Brewster says the 12,000-square-foot building is located east of Stanford and currently houses DJI’s VP of … [Read more...] about Fortune: DJI to Open West Coast R&D Center
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Holy Flying Unicorns! UAV Firms Approach Billion Dollar Club
Like Carl Sagan fans, drone observers have grown comfortably numb when hearing the words “billions and billions” bandied about when speaking of UAV market potential. Marketwatch recently forecasted that the drone market would reach $4.8 billion worldwide by 2021. Market intelligence expert Marcelo Ballve believes the commercial drone industry will far outpace the growth of … [Read more...] about Holy Flying Unicorns! UAV Firms Approach Billion Dollar Club
Why 2015 is the Year Agriculture Drones Take Off
(Source: fortune.com) For years now, drone advocates have cited precision agriculture—crop management that uses GPS and big data—as a way to boost crop yields and profits while resolving water and food crises. Unfortunately, for all the hype surrounding the concept drones haven’t had a significant impact on the agriculture business, at least, until now. With the debut … [Read more...] about Why 2015 is the Year Agriculture Drones Take Off
This Unsexy Technology is Set to Revolutionize the Drone Industry
(Source: fortune.com) The idea of skies filled with autonomous flying robots that change the way people interact with the world has grown in popularity amongst futurists and entrepreneurs alike. Largely absent from the public conversation is a discussion about the inherent shortcomings in unmanned aerial systems: namely that without a human pilot aerial vehicles are flying … [Read more...] about This Unsexy Technology is Set to Revolutionize the Drone Industry
Get Ready for ‘Drone Nation’
(Source: fortune.com) We’re taking the drone out for a spin. It’s a sun-drenched Friday in Indianapolis’s Broad Ripple neighborhood, and though it’s late afternoon the wind hasn’t picked up. Perfect flying conditions. T.J. Johnson, 29, co-founder and chief engineer of a local consumer drone startup called AirDroids, kneels on the untrimmed grass in the middle of a city … [Read more...] about Get Ready for ‘Drone Nation’
