Drone startup Iris Automation is gaining financial altitude after announcing a $13 million Series B funding round today. Iris develops advanced detection systems that bolster Detect-and-Avoi... Read more
MVT Geo-solutions has partnered with Iris Automation in a successful bid to receive the first Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) Special Flight Operations Certificate by Transport Canada us... Read more
Flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) is being tested intensively now, as regulators and technology providers partner to demonstrate that drone flights can be conducted safely without v... Read more
A Canadian start-up wants to make drones more self-aware and improve their “vision” in an effort to curtail crashes with planes and people. Vancouver-based Iris Automation (not to be confuse... Read more
Ever wanted to build your own version of an established manufacturer’s drone? California-based drone manufacturer 3DRobotics has joined forces with 3D printing marketplace MyMiniFactor... Read more
As this has been one of DroneLife’s most popular lists, it has been gnawing at me that it needed an update. Eight months (which is the equivalent of about 3 years in the technology ind... Read more
With cultural icons like Amazon.com flying into the Game of Drones, there’s little doubt that UAVs will soon – if not already – blow out the mainstream consumer market. Already, drone use is... Read more
On Tuesday, San Francisco-based DroneDeploy announced the closing of a $9 million round of Series A funding lead by Emergence Capital in addition to the release of its drone fleet management... Read more
A growing UAV startup is ready to launch a growing SHIFT of computing power to benefit drone hobbyist. Perceptiv last week announced the pre-order launch of a new camera rig – dubbed SHIFT... Read more
The golf industry is in trouble and drone solutions may be able to fly in and save the day. Golf rounds played dropped 4.9 percent in 2013 according to a report by the National Golf Foundati... Read more
There were many takeaways from this year’s CES but one that really stuck with me was the fact that we are getting very close to the day when the image on my television exceeds the reso... Read more
With commercial photography drones already creating a buzz as the hottest Christmas gift item this season, UAVs are poised to change the way we “do” the holidays and Christmas card photograp... Read more
With both Amazon and Walmart announcing plans to begin “Black Friday” Sales early (Nov. 1), it’s a safe bet drones will soon be flying off shelves and into our homes. Although it may be too... Read more
If 2014 is the Year of the Selfie (and it is) then 2015 may be crowned the Year of the Selfie Drone. With the burgeoning UAV sector poised to exceed $89 billion in sales over the next 10 yea... Read more