When Skydio's R1 hit the market in early 2018, the California startup set the bar for sense and avoid technology in a consumer drone. Since then, the company has launched a developer platform to encourage enterprise adoption and a number of new 'skills' to help R1 users make the most of having a personal flying camera. Is the Skydio R2 inbound? Skydio have recently … [Read more...] about There’s a New Skydio Drone Coming This Fall
Sense and Avoid
Zurich Researchers Teach Drone to Dodge with Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance
One of the many things preventing urban drone deliveries reaching Amazone Prime levels of mass adoption is the threat of interference, whether that's from pets, kids, thieves, gun-toting neighbors or rogue footballs. Researchers at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, are working on sense and avoid technology that could provide drones with a more dynamic form of … [Read more...] about Zurich Researchers Teach Drone to Dodge with Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance
How Do Big Drone Companies Plan for Future Regulations? Act Like a Manned Aircraft Company
Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, is playing the long game. The company is drawing from Boeing's experience as the world's largest aerospace company and planning for the future with the ScanEagle 3, collaborating heavily to be sure that they stay out in front of commercial drone regulation. The ScanEagle 3 is an sUAS, but it's not a prosumer model. … [Read more...] about How Do Big Drone Companies Plan for Future Regulations? Act Like a Manned Aircraft Company
Sense and Avoid for Drones is No Easy Feat
But development is vibrant, and you’ll see it work first in prosumer drones QuickTake THE FACTS: “Sense and avoid” for drones is a popular topic in the press right now, but the phrase can mean different things in different contexts and for different people. To clarify, there is a difference between solving the problem of “sense” and solving the problem of “avoid.” Also, there … [Read more...] about Sense and Avoid for Drones is No Easy Feat
The Drone Chip Wars: Intel to Buy Movidius
Intel has announced that they will purchase Movidius, an Irish company focusing on computer vision technology. This is just the latest announcement of Intel's investment in the drone and Internet-of-Things (IoT) space. Details of the deal have not yet been made public. Movidius has raised over $85 million in venture capital over the last 11 years. It develops … [Read more...] about The Drone Chip Wars: Intel to Buy Movidius
