(Source: sUAS News) Drones are so hot right now. That’s why more than 140 active trademarks using the word “drone” are currently registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Some noteworthy ones: Drone Porn®: This one was bound to happen. A registered trademark covering video and “electronic, electric, and digital transmission of voice, data, and … [Read more...] about Loan By Drone and Eight Other Silly Drone Trademarks
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The DOs and DON’Ts for Running a Drone Kickstarter
There seems to be a new crowd-funded drone project that launches every month. This week marked the launch of a Kickstarter campaign for Zyro, a drone-based outdoor game that replaces sports balls with a drone (tennis, frisbee etc.). This most recent campaign got us thinking, what makes a successful drone Kickstarter? Some projects like HEXO+ and AirDog raised well over a … [Read more...] about The DOs and DON’Ts for Running a Drone Kickstarter
‘Game of Drones’: The Sports League That Could Become the NFL of Drone Fighting
(Source: observer.com) 2014 was the year that drones found their way into the mainstream as tools for photographers, police officers and even badly-behaved brands. So what’s next on the horizon for drones? Making them fight. Game of Drones founder Marque Cornblatt, a robot builder and creator of the Aerial Sports League, bills his company as the “bad boys” of the … [Read more...] about ‘Game of Drones’: The Sports League That Could Become the NFL of Drone Fighting
Drone Vs. Car Wash, Soccer Ball and More
We have drones walking dogs, drones being shot down by Keegan Bradley's nine iron, drones used to catch sunfish …. and now we have Drone Vs. Anything! Fast Company, the progressive business media company which "inspire readers to think beyond the traditional boundaries" is promoting a series of videos capturing competition between a drone and anything. The first five … [Read more...] about Drone Vs. Car Wash, Soccer Ball and More
These Drones Can Take the Heat
Drone technology is on the rise in an ever-increasing number of industries, including agriculture, photography, geological surveying, and utility inspection, but it’s the emergency response sector that is gaining momentum as drone manufacturers look at how the technology may save the lives of not only those in life-threatening situations, but of the first responders … [Read more...] about These Drones Can Take the Heat
