Selfie drones have flown to the heights of popularity in the UAV industry and a recently launched Kickstarter campaign hopes to take advantage of that trend with a new entry. British developer Torquing Group Ltd is seeking crowdfunding for Zano an “ultra-portable, personal aerial photography and video capture platform,” capable of autonomous flight. Running through January 8 … [Read more...] about Zano Enters Nano-Drone Arena via Kickstarter
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Anura, the Drone That Fits in Your Pocket, Launches Kickstarter Campaign
After a summer full of awesome drone-related Kickstarter campaigns, the autumn's first major UAV project looking for help from the crowd-sourcing community has launched. Designed by AeriCam, the Anura is a quadcopter designed to be taken with you wherever you go. The Anura's arms and propellers fold up so that the body of the drone (3D printed, of course) is about the size … [Read more...] about Anura, the Drone That Fits in Your Pocket, Launches Kickstarter Campaign
Arch Aerial Moving Drones from Football Fields to Mine Fields
A Texas-based UAV company that tracks explosive football tackles hopes to soon track unexploded ordinance in an effort to save lives. Arch Aerial of Houston has launched a Kickstarter campaign to deploy Light Detection And Ranging (LiDar) drones to Laos and other nations to help locate unexploded ordnance. During the Vietnam Conflict, the U.S. jettisoned around 2 million … [Read more...] about Arch Aerial Moving Drones from Football Fields to Mine Fields
DroneCast Launches Kickstarter To Fund Emergency Response Drones
DroneCast, the company making a splash in the nascent drone advertising industry, recently launched a kickstarter campaign to crowd-fund a medical response application for drones. DroneCast’s previous efforts focused on using drones for promotional reasons. The concept of drone advertising received mixed reviews; most people are frustrated with Internet pop-ups, never mind a … [Read more...] about DroneCast Launches Kickstarter To Fund Emergency Response Drones
Screamy Is A Little Box That Screams When Your Drone Is Lost
If you’re lucky enough to live in a place where your drone can fly free among the trees and bushes and, more important, you’ve lost your drone in those selfsame trees and bushes, Screamy is for you. It’s a tiny box that connects to your drone via the control module and allows you to signal when the drone is down, a sort of MedicAlert bracelet for your quadcopter. It’s up on … [Read more...] about Screamy Is A Little Box That Screams When Your Drone Is Lost
