(Source: techcrunch.com) Amazon and Google might be chest-thumping about their respective drone delivery programs but the technology is still years out from being feasible in dense urban environments. Dr Mirko Kovac, director of Imperial College London‘s current aerial robotics lab, suggests it could be as far out as a decade. “Drone delivery in cities is still … [Read more...] about Don’t Expect Urban Drone Delivery Soon
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VCs Start To Swarm On Drone Deals
(Source: techcrunch.com) It’s not big money yet, but drone technology has investors looking to the sky for pennies from heaven. Venture investments last quarter hit an all-time high of $65 million as Airware and PrecisionHawk raised some of the first significant follow-on rounds to date. Seed rounds shot up in 2013 as 14 new drone tech companies closed their first … [Read more...] about VCs Start To Swarm On Drone Deals
Amazon Is Expanding R&D In U.K. With Focus On Prime Air Drones
(Source: techcrunch.com) Amazon is expanding its R&D operations in Cambridge, U.K., with a plan to staff out a large research lab — expanding on the foothold it acquired when it bought Cambridge-based speech tech startup Evi Technologies two years ago, TechCrunch has learned. Cambridge is feted for its world-class university which, in turn, acts as a hub for … [Read more...] about Amazon Is Expanding R&D In U.K. With Focus On Prime Air Drones
Commercial Drones Are Coming, And Sooner Than You Think
(Source: techcrunch.com) When Jeff Bezos talked about delivering your Amazon packages by drone last year on 60 minutes, it seemed like a grand publicity stunt designed to get his company some attention, but the fact is we are not that far away from seeing widespread use of commercial drones –including package delivery and much more. Over the coming decade, drones will … [Read more...] about Commercial Drones Are Coming, And Sooner Than You Think
Screamy Is A Little Box That Screams When Your Drone Is Lost
If you’re lucky enough to live in a place where your drone can fly free among the trees and bushes and, more important, you’ve lost your drone in those selfsame trees and bushes, Screamy is for you. It’s a tiny box that connects to your drone via the control module and allows you to signal when the drone is down, a sort of MedicAlert bracelet for your quadcopter. It’s up on … [Read more...] about Screamy Is A Little Box That Screams When Your Drone Is Lost
