(Source: Wired) Furthering its desire to dominate the skies—and our shopping—Amazon has applied for a patent on its somewhat starry-eyed drone delivery system. As an added bonus, we get a peek into how in-depth (and starry-eyed) Amazon’s drone plans really are. The patent application, originally filed in September 2014 but published last week by the US Patent and … [Read more...] about Patent Application Reveals New Details About Amazon’s Drone
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Delivering the Internet Via Drone
(Source: Wired) Inside a lab at Facebook, Yael Maguire is building infrared lasers, Earth-orbiting satellites, and a fleet of flying drones powered by the light of the sun. It sounds more like the plot of the latest James Bond movie than the work of a social networking company. But Maguire’s project is a direct path to the future of Facebook—and the Internet as a … [Read more...] about Delivering the Internet Via Drone
Video of the Day 3/21/15: The Drone Ballet
This amazing video from dance troupe Elevenplay and Japanese design crew Rhizomatiks continues an increasingly popular trend of merging man and machine into a single artistic performance. Last summer, Elevenplay and Rhizomatiks performed a similar drone dance and Cirque du Soleil incorporated drones into a short film that took the interwebs by storm last September. For … [Read more...] about Video of the Day 3/21/15: The Drone Ballet
The Internet of Anything: A Shortcut to Your Drone License
(Source: Wired) Adam Cockerill decided that becoming a drone pilot was the perfect the way to escape the daily grind of corporate life. So he quit his job as a marketing guy at an education technology company in the Cayman Islands and founded AirVu, a company that provides aerial photography and other stuff via drones. But he hit a snag when the company applied for a drone … [Read more...] about The Internet of Anything: A Shortcut to Your Drone License
Drone Vs. Volcano: How Robotic Flyers are Changing Exploration
(Source: Wired) It’s early morning on my second day at Marum Crater, and as I drift in and out of sleep, I try to place the incongruous buzzing that seems to have awoken me. I unzip the tent’s vestibule and peer outside, where a small drone hovers in the distance, four blades whirring in synchrony and small camera pointed back toward camp. “Let’s get going,” urges Simon … [Read more...] about Drone Vs. Volcano: How Robotic Flyers are Changing Exploration
