(Source: ValueWalk) From Amazon.com, to Facebook, Google, and Alibaba, drones are quickly turning into the next big thing. While unmanned aircraft are currently just niche products, applications for them in all parts of life are being explored. One day drones will probably be a part of everyone’s daily lives. In a report dated Feb. 11, Nomura Holdings, Inc. ( analysts … [Read more...] about Will Amazon Or Google Be The GoPro Of The Drone Market?
2014’s Top Trends in Drone Technology
It has been just over a year since Jeff Bezos went on 60 Minutes and demonstrated how drones are the next big transformative technology. If you live in Silicon Valley or are a dog, that one year felt like seven and a lot transpired. Drones have gone from "the next big thing" to technology that is so far reaching it has noticeable, quantifiable trends like... Delivery Bezos … [Read more...] about 2014’s Top Trends in Drone Technology
Who Owns the Sky, Part III: Not You
"The FAA is where innovation goes to die." These were the words of Forbes contributor Greg McNeal at November's UAS Commercialization Conference in Washington D.C. He was referring to the swift one-two punch dealt by the FAA on November 18, when the National Transportation Safety Board published an opinion and order remanding the case of Raphael Pirker and tasking the judge … [Read more...] about Who Owns the Sky, Part III: Not You
Don’t Expect Urban Drone Delivery Soon
(Source: techcrunch.com) Amazon and Google might be chest-thumping about their respective drone delivery programs but the technology is still years out from being feasible in dense urban environments. Dr Mirko Kovac, director of Imperial College London‘s current aerial robotics lab, suggests it could be as far out as a decade. “Drone delivery in cities is still … [Read more...] about Don’t Expect Urban Drone Delivery Soon
Facebook Ramps Up Its Drone Business
(Source: CNN Money) The company has posted more than a dozen jobs for aeronautical engineers, technicians and other specialists for its drone business. It's all part of Facebook's plan to connect the whole world to the Internet using drones, lasers and satellites. Facebook (FB, Tech30) wants to know: Are you an avionics engineer who can create an autopilot system? How … [Read more...] about Facebook Ramps Up Its Drone Business
