Parrot, the Paris-based technology company with a portfolio of drones targeted at the consumer market, is making a significant push into the commercial drone market. The spearhead of this effort is Sequoia, a multispectral sensor targeted at the agriculture market. But there is more to it than that. Parrot has been investing in and / or buying a number of firms with … [Read more...] about Parrot Makes Push into Commercial Drone Space with Sequoia
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Pix4D and Parrot Team for Agriculture Solution
Pix4D, a provider of professional image processing software, has teamed with Parrot to create precision agriculture solution Pix4Dmapper Ag: a photogrammetric software that converts multispectral images into agriculture-specific maps for better crop management and analysis. Pix4DmapperAg is being released in conjunction with Sequoia: a multispectral sensor from Parrot designed … [Read more...] about Pix4D and Parrot Team for Agriculture Solution
Parrot Opens Drone Accessory Design Competition
Parrot, the drone manufacturer headquarterd in France, is holding a design competition open to all regardless of age or location. Designers are invited to submit their design files on the contest page here. Contestants are allowed to submit as many entries as they like. The site identifies the following prizes: The three designs with the most likes at the end of the … [Read more...] about Parrot Opens Drone Accessory Design Competition
Lily, the drone you can buy but can’t fly, is selling like hotcakes
Forbes is reporting that Lily, the flying camera, has raked in $34 million in pre-orders for its flying camera which the company now says will be released in the summer of 2016. They revised the launch date. Initially it was expected in February of 2016. You can buy it from their web site. While they are collecting money, they are not yet collecting addresses. They'll ask for … [Read more...] about Lily, the drone you can buy but can’t fly, is selling like hotcakes
Drone Rodeo at CES 2016
Our favorite part of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has wowed again, as the Drone Rodeo - which sounds almost as cool as it is - took place today in the desert surrounding Las Vegas. Drones have been big news at CES 2016, with media reporting over 100 new models. With new drones everywhere at the show, the rodeo provides a showcase for them: an opportunity to do what … [Read more...] about Drone Rodeo at CES 2016
