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If you were planning to catch a bird’s eye view of the stature of Liberty using a drone on your next visit, you should probably shelve those plans. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that it’s going to restrict drone flights over the statue of liberty and 9 other major landmarks. They are concerned... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:In August, DJI—the world’s leading drone-maker, announced its plans to introduce a Local Data Mode to its drones following the US army concerns over cyber vulnerabilities. DJI has officially launched the essential privacy feature that cuts drones off from internet activity and stops the automatic upload of certain information to the company’s servers. The Shenzhen-headquartered... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Drones are proving to be one of the real-game changing technologies. A few years after their breakout into the mainstream, individual unmanned autonomous vehicles UAVs also known as Drones, controlled by joysticks, mobile phones, and radio controllers are accomplishing very useful tasks such as security and aerial photography. Notably, drone technology has been employing a... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:In December of 2016, the City of Newton passed an ordinance that ordered drone operators to register their drones, banned drones from flying under 400 feet, and banned any flights over private or public property without express consent from the landowner. But, two weeks ago, a federal district judge in Massachusetts ruled that the City... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:The FAA estimates that the number of certified U.S. drone pilots will increase from 107,800 in 2017 to 422,000 in 2021. But, the agency is not specific about how many of these pilots will earn from drone-related work. Up till date, the FAA has issued more than 63,000 remote pilot certificates and more is expected... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:The 2016 World Carp Masters in France saw the emergence of the drone as a potential game-changer when Jacques Venter and his team landed a 30-lb. carp. A drone was used to locate a hotspot, drop feed and finally land a hooked bait. The question now is – are drones the next evolution to the... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:The World of Drones Congress held its inaugural meeting in Brisbane, Australia last month and one US futurist, Thomas Frey, was present. He stated at the meeting that there will be one billion UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) worldwide by 2030. He also noted that drones will become the most disruptive technology in human history and... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:When it comes to technological drone advancement, farming isn’t the first industry that comes to most people’s minds. However, this mentality is changing real fast. For instance, the Agricultural giant John Deere just acquired Blue River Technology at $305 million. Blue River Technology is a relatively new robotics company that develops robots capable of identifying... Read More
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Are taxi drones possible? Dubai certainly seems to think so. The wealthy United Arab Emirates city recently staged a test flight for what it hopes to be the first accessible taxi drone in the world. The drone’s maiden flight was arranged by Dubai’s Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed recently. Dubai hopes that its new... Read More
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Imagine futuristic warfare and several movies featuring laser weapons come to mind. There’s something about regular weapons and bullets that just seems so outdated these days. An American defense and aerospace company known as Lockheed Martin has created a new laser defense system called Advanced Test High Energy Asset (ATHENA). The system uses only a... Read More
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