A Russian startup is hoping a $30,00 crowdfunding campaign will advance drone education in the classroom. Copter Express Technologies (COEX) recently created an Indiegogo campaign dubbed the COEX Clover Educational Drone Kit. The programmable quadcopter kit teaches students how to assemble drones from scratch using open-source software and basic components. Company … [Read more...] about Russian Startup Crowdfunds Drones-for-Schools Project
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When Crowdfunding Fails – What Can the Drone Industry Learn?
It's becoming a familiar news story in the drone industry: 'Successful Crowdfunding Campaign Ends in Disappointment.' You've probably heard about one that fits the description. And it always seems to unfold the same way. First, the startup in question will raise a huge amount of publicity and cash on the back of an innovative vision. It's marketed well, big promises are made, … [Read more...] about When Crowdfunding Fails – What Can the Drone Industry Learn?
BonaDrone Launch Campaign for 3D-Printed, Customizable Drone
Today, Barcelona-based BonaDrone has launched a crowdfunding campaign to bring the world’s first 3D-printed, customizable, and modular drone to the consumer market. Alongside 3D-printed merchandise and drone accessories, backers can pre-order BonaDrone’s Mosquito drone. The company expects to start shipping in September this year. We reported on the company last month, … [Read more...] about BonaDrone Launch Campaign for 3D-Printed, Customizable Drone
Indiegogo Just Loves Drones
As drones continue to take the investment world by storm, UAV entrepreneurs are finding almost as much investment capital away from Wall Street and Silicon Valley down in the grass roots. In fact, even though the drone industry is fast becoming the darling of the venture-capital startup world, crowdfunding continues to fuel the “Game of Drones” (yes, we will continue to beat … [Read more...] about Indiegogo Just Loves Drones
Latvian Designers Crowdfund Mountain-Tough Drone Erida
Did you hear the one about two Latvia drone enthusiasts who climbed a mountain and came back with a drone idea? For Ivan Tolchinsky and Igor Zhydanov, a desire to deploy a fully autonomous, compact drone capable of high altitude flights in howling winds and pelting snow led to the Erida, the latest crowdfunded drone project on Indiegogo. The $85,000 project is aiming for … [Read more...] about Latvian Designers Crowdfund Mountain-Tough Drone Erida
