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I am the founder of the DC Area Drone User Group. Check us out at www.dcdrone.org
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I plan to surveil my kids with this.
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Washington, DC
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Drone Life recently ran an article about the Drone Social Innovation Award, a $10,000 cash prize for the most socially beneficial use of a low cost drone. The Drone User Group Network is extending the deadline for submissions by two months to August…
Drones featured prominently at The Smithsonian's Future is Here Festival last Saturday. DC Area Drone User Group Director of Education Christopher Vo gave a great presentation on the topic, which included him receiving a bottle of water via drone in…
"I wanted to take a moment to respond to Carles comments posted above. First, we are huge fans of the DIY Drones community and everyone who has contributed to APM and ArduCopter, which is the flight controller we are using for the Pocket Drone. We…"
"Agnes, You are correct that the deadline is now June 20. This story got picked up as we were in the middle of a transition on the rules. Thanks for your interest."
"FYI, we've recently updated the rules to give people a bit more time to make their submissions. The new deadline for entries is June 20. We hope to get many entries so everyone in our community can talk about the great things people are doing with…"
The Drone User Group Network just announced a drone social impact award, which will be a cash prize for the most socially beneficial, documented use of a drone that costs less than three thousand dollars. I hope some of you will consider submitting…
As part of Drone Community Service Month, the Los Angeles and Orange County Drone User Group (LA/OC DUG) assisted with the California Coastal Cleanup on September 21. The LA/OC DUG shot aerial footage of the cleanup for the benefit off the El Dorado…
Drone U recently posted an interactive map that shows UAV legislation by state and where DIY drone groups are located. An analysis posted in Slate today is copied below. Drone U: Census Uncovers the U.S. "Drone Belt"By Matt Caccavale and Samra…
The DC Area Drone User Group (DC DUG) shared their UAV designs with children as part of the National Museum of the Marine Corps Robot Festival on September 14. About ten group members showed off a variety of designs ranging from FPV enabled…
Some of you may enjoy the most recent Drone U podcast about how drones could be be used to protect communities around the world that are at risk from genocide or other mass atrocities. The write up on Slate, copied below, won't be anything people…
Community service is a core value of the Drone User Group Network, and we are excited to announce that September will be our first “drone community service month.” We are challenging our groups and members to start projects in September where they…
"Would it be possible to get the video up as the top heading for this post? I put in the embed code of <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/c/embed/4369e2c6-06b9-11e3-a07... frameborder="0"…"
The Washington Post had a nice front page article and accompanying video on Sunday about the potential benefits of personally owned drones.A drone of your very own: These aren’t your average remote-controlled aircraft By Michael S. Rosenwald,Kevin…
Professor Tom Snitch recently spoke with the the DC Area Drone User Group about his trip to South Africa where he ran a pilot project using drones and predictive mapping techniques to help local rangers in their fight against poachers who are…
"Chris, We would love to have you on Drone U. Please let us know if you are interested, and if so, when you might have time to do it. And I promise to avoid the term "killer app" in the future. :-) Thanks."
I recently had a piece posted on Slate comparing society's reaction to 3D printing and drones. It is excerpted below.When 3-D printers first hit the mainstream news, the press and blogosphere regaled us with tales of how anyone would be able to make…
