(Source: petapixel.com) Aerial photography drones are more ubiquitous than ever. But as wonderful as they are for documenting the world around us from a bird’s-eye view, they inherently come with a number of safety and regulatory issues. Solving these woes in a creative and somewhat strange way is Sergei Lupashin, who has created a clever little device called the … [Read more...] about Fotokite Puts Drones on a Leash
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Moving What Matters With Matternet’s Autonomous Drones
While Amazon and NASA are working to integrate drones into existing businesses and infrastructures, the future of commercial drones could lie with Matternet, a small Silicon Valley startup with big plans. Matternet was formed out of a team from Singularity University in 2011 and has since received over a million dollars in funding from marquee investors such as Andreessen … [Read more...] about Moving What Matters With Matternet’s Autonomous Drones
Raffaello D’Andrea’s TED Talk: The Astounding Athletic Power of Quadcopters
This isn't exactly a new TED talk, but it's so incredible it deserves a stand-alone post: In a robot lab at TEDGlobal, Raffaello D'Andrea demos his flying quadcopters: robots that think like athletes, solving physical problems with algorithms that help them learn. In a series of nifty demos, D'Andrea show drones that play catch, balance and make decisions together -- and … [Read more...] about Raffaello D’Andrea’s TED Talk: The Astounding Athletic Power of Quadcopters
Here Drone-y, Drone-y, Drone
With as many regulations and limitations on drones as there are applications, researchers have really started to push the envelope on making safer, easier to use drones that are more practical in terms of cost. Enter roboticist Sergei Lupashin and his dog leash tethered drone. This consumer-friendly drone was brought out to ‘play’ at the Vancouver TED (Technology, Entertainment … [Read more...] about Here Drone-y, Drone-y, Drone
