Lockheed Martin drones are on display during the 2019 SXSW Trade Show on March 12, 2019 in Austin, Texas. The company partnered with The Drone Racing League (DRL) on the AlphaPilot Innovation Challenge, challenging teams of students, coders and technologists to develop, test and race high-speed, self-flying drones.Photo: Suzanne Cordeiro (Getty Images) So far, 21st-century …
Flying a drone does take some skill, and we’re sure that many drone pilots at the start probably encountered a mishap or two. That being said, sometimes those accidents can be recovered from, but other times, you might have an incident where for whatever reason, your drone is lost during the flying process. Advertising The …
While consumer drones might not have been regulated at the start, they are now by various governing agencies around the world. The laws will vary from country to country, where in some places like the US, drone owners are required to register their drones (unless it weighs under 0.55 pounds) with the FAA. Advertising Failure …
If you were hoping to get your hands on a new DJI drone in the future, that might be tricky because the US government has since placed DJI on its Entity List, the same list that Huawei is currently on. This spells trouble for the drone maker as they might have some issues finding parts …
(Pocket-lint) – Drone photography has soared in recent years, with the number of and quality of drone photos increasing every year. There are so many photos in fact that drone photography even has its own official awards programmes. Now that most new drones come equipped with high-quality cameras capable of capturing great shots and videos the …
A police drone flies over a French marketplace on March 24, 2020 as local authorities enforce a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of covid-19.Photo: Gerard Julien (Getty Images) Police drones are already a dystopian horror story straight out of the pages of 1984, but now they’re even beginning to think for themselves. Advertisement In recent …
Photo: Samantha Griffith (Hobbes One of many things we’re missing during quarantine has been the kind high-profile, high-budget music video release we’ve come to expect from our pop stars in the 21st century. Sure, Cardi B brought out a live tiger and Kylie Jenner for her “WAP” music video in August, but social distancing requirements …
Image: DJI For people who want to get into drones but don’t want to deal with the hassle of registering their tiny flying cameras, DJI’s Mavic Mini was an almost ideal solution. Today, DJI is announcing its follow-up, the Mavic Mini 2, which boasts support for 4K video and way better range without any increase …
(Pocket-lint) – DJI’s Mini drone, the Mavic Mini, is on sale for Prime Day 2020. Amazon US has also slashed prices on DJI’s Osmo lineup. The DJI Mavic Mini Combo bundle is regularly available on Amazon for $500. It includes three extra Intelligent Flight batteries, a two-way charging hub, an 18W USB charger, and a …
A FedEx worker stacks packages on a cart on December 02, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) It’s 2020, and while the skies aren’t full of flying cars like we thought it would be by now, something else straight out of science fiction just got closer to reality: pilotless cargo planes …