Tag Archives: drones
Echodyne unveils a palm-size radar that’s just right for drones and driverless cars
BELLEVUE, Wash. – Radar and aircraft go...
FAA creates panel to come up with rules for letting drones come near innocent bystanders
What are the rules for letting a drone get in your face? Right...
Seattle city officials talk tech access, drones and strategize for digital equity initiative
SoCal city cracks down on drones after one downed power lines
Hollywood as an industry may be excited about drones but the Southern California city of West Hollywood is not. Three months ago, an errant drone in West Hollywood crashed into some electrical wires, cutting one to the ground. The collision caused almost 700 residents to lose power for three hours, according to the Los...
Sales of commercial drones will soar 84% in 2016 — despite safety concerns
Safety concerns won’t prevent commercial drone manufacturers from seeing rapid growth this year, according to a report issued today by Juniper Research. In the latest good news for the makers of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or drones, Juniper said the agriculture and entertainment sectors...
Amazon Prime Air: Drones to carry 5lb packages over 10 miles in 30 minutes
In an interview with Yahoo News, Amazon has revealed a little more about its forthcoming drone-based delivery system. Paul Misener, Amazon’s vice president for global public policy, said that the company has very specific targets for "Prime Air."
"So Prime Air is a future delivery service that will get packages to customers within 30 minutes of...
When drones attack other drones
Lily’s 60,000 pre-orders add up to a $34 million boost for the age of ‘selfie drones’
If you ever needed evidence that “selfie drones” are the hot thing for 2016, you can find it in last week’s reports from the International CES show that a startup named Lily Robotics has collected 60,000 pre-orders for its flying camera, amounting to a potential...
Intel’s epic keynote featured just about everything, from flying drones to a geek fashion show
LAS VEGAS — Twisting BMX bikers with sensors in their seats. Flying drones that can avoid unknown obstacles. And robots that guard your front door. Shark Tank producer Mark Burnett. Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander. ESPN president John Skipper. Intel’s keynote...