In what is being hailed as the nation’s first police drone deployment over a major sporting event, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department announced Saturday that it will send up a squadron of patrol UAVs at the Tokyo Marathon at the end of the month. According to the Tokyo Times, the drones will be tasked with both surveillance and anti-drone patrol to bolster the 90 … [Read more...] about Tokyo Drone Squad to Patrol National Marathon
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Tokyo’s Drone Squad
updated 12/12/15 2:04pm. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has established a drone squad, designed to locate and - if necessary - capture nuisance drones flown by members of the public, is to be launched by police in Tokyo. Japan's first unit specifically designed to capture rogue drones, the department has been formed as part of the MPD's riot squad. The … [Read more...] about Tokyo’s Drone Squad
Phenox Drone Ditches Physical Controller in Favor of Voice/Motion Controls
The UAS community was abuzz this week as the video of the Phenox drone (below) made its appearance on Kickstarter. The Phenox drone is a small quadcopter that fits (and launches from) the palm of your hand. What separates the Phenox from other quadcopters, however, is the fact that there is no physical controller or pilot station. Instead, the drone is controlled by voice … [Read more...] about Phenox Drone Ditches Physical Controller in Favor of Voice/Motion Controls
