Parrot Announces their S.L.A.M. dunk Development Kit This kit allows for autonomous navigation and obstacle avoidance indoor navigation and 3D mapping for drones and other robotic platforms in environments with multiple barriers and where GPS signals are not available. The technology, according to Parrot, enables the drone to understand and map its surroundings in 3D and … [Read more...] about InterDrone Update: Parrot’s S.L.A.M. dunk Development Kit
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Parrot’s Disco Fixed-Wing Drone to Launch Next Month
After wowing the crowds at CES 2016, French manufacturer Parrot is finally ready to release its Disco drone. In case you missed the announcements from Parrot earlier this year, the Disco is going to be something of a revelation in the aerial photography industry. You see, Parrot's latest drone isn't your standard industry quadcopter. It's a fixed-wing plane designed to whizz … [Read more...] about Parrot’s Disco Fixed-Wing Drone to Launch Next Month
senseFly Partners with Insurance Firm in Effort to Grow Drone Business in U.S.
Increasingly companies in the drone space are establishing partnerships and alliances in an effort to gain market share and become more competitive. Most of these to date have been around technology. But earlier this week we saw the marriage of a tech firm with one in the service sector. senseFly, a manufacturer of aerial imaging drones (and company owned by Parrot), announced … [Read more...] about senseFly Partners with Insurance Firm in Effort to Grow Drone Business in U.S.
3DR, Parrot, and DJI: the Pricing War in Commercial Drones
3DR recently announced that they have received another influx of funding, this one from Autodesk, the makers of AutoCad. The investment- of an undisclosed amount - is the latest step towards commercial drones for 3DR, giving them a commercial solution which will convert aerial images to a 3D mesh using the Autodesk 3D Mesh API. But all of 3DR's efforts - raising more funding, … [Read more...] about 3DR, Parrot, and DJI: the Pricing War in Commercial Drones
Parrot’s Bebop 2 Joins Dance on TV Talent Show
With Chinese and American domination of the consumer drone market, it's easy to forget that there are major competitors in Europe too. One of those is Parrot, and the French company has been trying to wrestle a portion of the consumer sector with its latest drone, the Bebop 2. This weekend, the Bebop 2 made a big impression on UK TV show 'Britain's Got Talent', with a swarm … [Read more...] about Parrot’s Bebop 2 Joins Dance on TV Talent Show
