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FA-18 Releases 103 Perdix Micro-Drones
Posted by noeL on January 10, 2017 at 11:30pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Naval Air Systems Command, successfully demonstrated one of the world’s largest micro-drone swarms at China Lake, California.
- Propellers: 2.6 in
- Body: 6.5 in
- Wing span: 11.8 in
- Weight: 290 g
- Endurance: >20 min …
German university team wins first place at IMAV with Pixhawk-powered copters
Posted by Chris Anderson on January 10, 2017 at 9:30pm 5 Comments 1 Like
Congrats to the AKAMAV team for the victory and great writeup (via Hackaday)!
ContinueThe AKAMAV is the…
Swarming underwater ROV
Posted by Eduardo Romero on January 10, 2017 at 3:13pm 0 Comments 3 Likes
What a great application for small ROV
DJI is changing the game for Precision Mapping
Posted by Andrew Schuh on January 10, 2017 at 10:00am 0 Comments 2 Likes
Cool and informative video of DJI releasing their new GS Pro feature. DJI’s Ground Station Pro makes it easy to plan complex flight missions while automatically collecting images for precision mapping.
3DR Solo now with RTK !
Posted by DROTEK on January 9, 2017 at 5:00am 8 Comments 8 Likes
First of all, Happy New Year Community ... We wish you a Happy flight year !
Good news for Solo owners, we just released 2 versions of Solo GPS to replace your factory GNSS. One with u-blox NEO-M8N or NEO-M8T and one with u-blox NEO-M8P…
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Evolution of our prototypes. PART 2
Posted by Cactus Robotics on January 9, 2017 at 3:30am 0 Comments 1 Like
Link of our Droiko on Kickstarter: Kickstarter Droiko
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Another picture from our first fully functional prototype. We used rubber bands to hold the battery.…
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FPV tour of Namibia
Posted by EsdTechnik on January 7, 2017 at 8:44pm 14 Comments 11 Likes
Hein is a long time friend on DIY Drones.
Just want to show his work to you.
Hein.... I did not finished my Skywalker but obviously you did.
These pictures are awesome. Thank you!
-Eric
Pixhawk-powered submarine shown at CES
Posted by Chris Anderson on January 7, 2017 at 5:32pm 7 Comments 5 Likes
From TTRobotics
ContinueHydrodynamic Design
With professional hydrodynamic design, SEADRAGON can be freely in the water, underwater hover or free exploration can be easily implemented. The main compartment is…
Pixhawk-powered 5kg payload/1hour flight time hexacopter and 5-lens camera system
Posted by Xiangyu Li on January 7, 2017 at 5:30pm 3 Comments 2 Likes
Tanizon Tech, a Chinese company focused on UAV solutions for photogrammetry and precise agriculture, was established in 2016 by a group of scientists as well as drone zealots.
Their 3-step vision is to promote civilian drone to become:
- Carrier of high-spatial/temporal resolution data service;…
Volta extends from drones to autonomous cars
Posted by Chris Anderson on January 6, 2017 at 9:30pm 12 Comments 3 Likes
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Agribotix™, a leader in drone-enabled agricultural intelligence, has partnered with senseFly, the world’s leading producer of professional fixed-wing drones, to offer a new combined solution for professional users. This premium technology solution combines the top drone, sensor and agricultural data processing technologies available today to make collecting and analyzing aerial data easier than ever, with […] Four Unicorn CEOs Invest in Dedrone
Dedrone has secured the support of five well-known founders and executives from Silicon Valley, raising a seven-figure amount. Investing in the San Francisco-based start-up are Dominic Orr, CEO of Aruba Networks, Selina Lo, CEO of Ruckus Wireless, Hans Robertson, co-founder and COO of Meraki, Tom Noonan, former chairman, president and CEO of Internet Security Systems, […] Drone Delivery Canada Advances Toward Compliant Operator Certificate at Transport Canada Approved Drone Test Range
Drone Delivery Canada ‘DDC or the Company’ (CSE:FLT), is pleased to announce it has formalised an agreement to expand its testing from the Waterloo region to now include a second province, namely, Foremost Alberta – Canada’s first Transport Canada approved drone UAV test range in Canada. In Foremost, AB, DDC will be focusing on Beyond Visual […] EuroUSC disappear from radar drone trainer falters
Word is reaching sUAS News towers that Andre Clot’s training empire is in trouble. EuroUSC was formed before National Qualified Entities (NQE) existed. They were recognised as an airworthiness organisation providing assessments of UAS pilot competence. Richard Taylor of the CAA speaking to sUAS News said, “On 23 December 2016 we withdrew that recognition and as […] Commercial drone startup Identified Technologies grows revenue 900% in 2016
Pittsburgh, PA – In an increasingly dynamic commercial drone market, Identified Technologies today announced it’s high flying 2016 growth. The company which provides a fully managed commercial drone solution to the industrial sector (including construction, energy, and mining companies) grew revenues by 900%, added 325% more customers, and increased headcount by 150%. “Scaling SaaS companies […]
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