Sponsored by FLIR Systems — Oregon-based FLIR has officially gone all in on drones. In the last few weeks alone, the company has started shipping the latest version of the FLIR Vue thermal camera for UAVs and announced a partnership with DJI to bring their new thermal imaging cameras to the Inspire 1 and Matrice 100 in the form of the new Zenmuse XT. The Zenmuse XT uses … [Read more...] about Under the Hood of FLIR Thermal Drone Cameras
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DJI Launches Drone Developer Platform: Manifold
DJI's new Manifold embedded computer "enables developers to transform aerial platforms into truly intelligent flying robots that can perform complex computing tasks and advanced image processing literally on the fly," states the DJI statement, released today. DJI has partnered with Canonical, the corporate entity behind Ubuntu Linux distribution, to develop a small onboard … [Read more...] about DJI Launches Drone Developer Platform: Manifold
Video of the Day 6/11/15: Getting Started With the DJI Matrice 100
On Monday, DJI announced the launch of a new, developer friendly drone - the Matrice 100. The express purpose of the new UAV is to make it easier for researchers and independent developers to build out new uses for drones. The video below demonstrates how the Matrice blends the easy setup of a DJI Phantom with the hackability of a DIY drone design. You can read more … [Read more...] about Video of the Day 6/11/15: Getting Started With the DJI Matrice 100
DJI Announces Matrice 100 Programmable Drone and Guidance Sense and Avoid System
On Monday, the current winner of the Game of Drones, DJI, announced two new hardware developments that could usher in the next phase of UAV technology - the Matrice 100 drone and Guidance sense and avoid system. A direct compliment to DJI's recently opened SDK, Matrice 100 (M100) is a quadcopter specifically designed for developers to test new hardware and software solutions … [Read more...] about DJI Announces Matrice 100 Programmable Drone and Guidance Sense and Avoid System
