With just about a week left on its Kickstarter campaign, Cargo UAS is hoping to raise some last minute funds to build a full-sized model of its Cargo Utility Drone. The team has successfully built and flown a scaled, proof-of-concept model of the drone which can be seen in the Kickstarter video (below). From the Kickstarter page: The Cargo Utility Drone is a small … [Read more...] about Delivery Drone on Kickstarter
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Hoverbike Kickstarter Wants to Make Flying Motorcycles a Reality
On Tuesday, UK-based Malloy Aeronautics launched its Kickstarter campaign for the scaled model of its flying motorcycle, the Hoverbike. Combining the "simplicity of a motorbike and the freedom of a helicopter," the Hoverbike is essentially a quadcopter that looks sort of like one of the lightcycles from Tron or the speederbikes from Star Wars. The team, lead by Chris … [Read more...] about Hoverbike Kickstarter Wants to Make Flying Motorcycles a Reality
4 Drone Startups Thinking Outside the Props
As drone technology evolves, leading to more agile and feature-rich UAVs, it’s inevitable that certain companies will rise to the top of the field. What follows are a few up-and-coming drone startups that may well lead the pack in innovation. Skysense: A German startup, Skysense focuses on perhaps the most challenging and most important aspect of drone flight – power and … [Read more...] about 4 Drone Startups Thinking Outside the Props
Deploying Drones To Get An Overview Of Factory Farms
from wbur.org An independent journalist says he's found a way around the so-called "ag-gag" laws by flying drones over large livestock operations to document animal welfare problems and pollution. Will Potter, a Washington D.C.-based author and blogger, recently raised $75,000 on Kickstarter to buy the drones and other equipment to investigate animal agriculture in the … [Read more...] about Deploying Drones To Get An Overview Of Factory Farms
3 Successfully Crowd-Funded Drone Projects
As of July 2014, crowdfunding wunderkind Kickstarter claims to have helped artists, musicians, programmers and entrepreneurs garner $1.2 billion in total dollars pledged as well as launching 65,001 successfully funded projects. As a cutting-edge industry, drone technology projects are making quick inroads into the funding fray. Three recent drone projects to reach the … [Read more...] about 3 Successfully Crowd-Funded Drone Projects
