GoPro officially exited the drone business in early 2018 after the disastrous launch of the action-cam manufacturer's first and only drone: the GoPro Karma. This week, the company's remaining pilots have been left grounded, struck by a related issue to what was last year dubbed the 'GPS Week Number Rollover' glitch - an avoidable design quirk that effectively prevents older … [Read more...] about The GoPro Karma is Letting Pilots Down From Beyond the Grave
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SETI Institute Drone Maps Iceland Lava Cave in Preparation for Mars and Moon Exploration
The SETI Institute is probably best known for its work scanning the stars for signs of extraterrestrial communications. But the organization's remit is broader than that. Its many research teams work towards a noble goal: to explore, understand, and explain the origin and nature of life in the universe. Exploring other planets isn't a task to be taken lightly. Equipment and … [Read more...] about SETI Institute Drone Maps Iceland Lava Cave in Preparation for Mars and Moon Exploration
Chinese Researchers Uncover Drone GPS Hack Threat
It’s a black eye for the drone world every time the media reports some new pilot mishap – be it nosedives on the White House lawn (twice), a crash into the Japanese Prime Minister’s office, or drone interference of firefighting units. In addition to facing such PR nightmares, UAV users have something new to fear: What if your drone gets “possessed” by a diabolical, hacker … [Read more...] about Chinese Researchers Uncover Drone GPS Hack Threat
Google Jumps Into the Airspace Monitoring Business to Make Room for Drones
In case they passed you by without notice – and it’s quite likely they did – the May announcements that retail giant Walmart and Silicon Valley technology-disrupter Google are getting involved in the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system manufacturing industry are being viewed as game changing by folks in the large-scale commercial UAV market, and with good … [Read more...] about Google Jumps Into the Airspace Monitoring Business to Make Room for Drones
Why Are There So Many Drones All of a Sudden?
(Source: realclearscience.com) You're out walking around the park and suddenly you hear a strange buzzing sound. Your head snaps up and your eyes dart around the sky, looking for a bird, a plane, an injured man in a cape, something. After a moment of confusion, you spot the glint of an LED. Your eyes lock in on a tiny swooping object. It's like a loud, clumsy, hideous … [Read more...] about Why Are There So Many Drones All of a Sudden?
