Cop on Hoversurf Hoverbike Crashes Hard During Testing in Dubai
11 Jun 2020, 05:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Hoversurf says a malfunction made the flying bike spin out of the control, but “all safety systems worked well.” The cop wasn’t injured, but only by mere chance
Multi-Eyed DJI Matrice 300 RTK Is the Mother of Work Drones
8 May 2020, 08:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / DJi introduces the new version of the Matrice 300 RTK industrial drone, equipped with the new Zenmuse H20 Series wide angle camera system
Skynet Is Here, And It’s Australian
5 May 2020, 10:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing delivers the first drone of the Advanced Development Program (BATS) to the Royal Australian Air Force, tests to begin shortly
Boeing Powers Up BATS for the First Time, Skynet Rubbing Its Circuits
13 Apr 2020, 12:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing Airpower Teaming System is an AI-powered drone that can support military operations by conducting surveillance, reconnaissance, and electronic warfare
Rebel APC Fends Off Regime Tank in Syria, World of Tanks Style
25 Feb 2020, 10:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Tracked armored personnel carrier chases away a Syrian regime tank in the Idlib province, and it even rams it at one point
PigeonBot Drone Uses Wings and Actual Feathers to Fly Like a Bird
23 Jan 2020, 22:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Researchers are able to recreate movement used by birds in flight, hoping to pave the way for improvement in wing design for small aircraft and drones
LIFT Hexa, the Flying Car You Don’t Even Need a Pilot’s License For
21 Jan 2020, 21:46 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Short-distance recreational flights will be possible for around $250, thanks to Hexa, a small, ultralight and easy to control eVTOL
Drone Video from Bentley Crewe Facility Shows How the Bentayga Speed Is Made
15 Jan 2020, 14:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Drone video of the assembly process of the Bentley Bentayga Speed compresses in two minutes 127-hours worth of hard work
Huge John Deere Drone Has 18 Volocopter Rotors and Can Carry 200 Kg
22 Nov 2019, 16:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Powered by exchangeable batteries, the drone has a flight time of up to half an hour, and it can carry a variety of loads, weighing as much as 200 kg (441 lbs)
Future Urban Mobility Is Airborne and Biblical in Name
4 Nov 2019, 12:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / “Personal, on-demand, carbon-free,” the Seraph is the leading air taxi candidate in the UK, having been granted permission to fly
Autonomous Drones Can Now Come at You FASTER Thanks to MIT
28 Oct 2019, 16:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / FASTER is a trajectory-planning model used to estimate the quickest possible path from a starting point to a target, without taking into account obstacles
From Lawnmower to Rocket Engines, Here’s What Else Harley-Davidson Used to Make
17 Oct 2019, 08:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Established in 1903, Harley-Davidson fought to make a name for itself including in areas like commercial transportation and military hardware
Burglar Uses Drone for Aerial Recon Ahead of Food Cart Break-In
6 Oct 2019, 22:34 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / “I’m shocked, angry and also mildly impressed,” food cart owner tells the media, after checking surveillance footage and seeing the drone in use
Police Use Drone to Catch Fugitive Hiding in Cave for 17 Years
2 Oct 2019, 15:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The 63-year-old man had been imprisoned for serious crimes and escaped in 2002. Chinese police tracked him down with a drone and later arrested him
UPS Gets FAA Permission to Deliver Packages by Drones
2 Oct 2019, 11:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / UPS received a full Part 135 Standard certification, allowing it to create its own drone airline for industry-wide purposes, with nighttime and BVLOS operation
Storm Area 51 Date Approaches, Arrests Begin
17 Sep 2019, 13:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following several months of media frenzy, tons of memes, hashtags, and discussions on the topic, the event seems to be all but canceled
Austrian Airlines Is Flying Drones Around Planes for Maintenance
14 Sep 2019, 21:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Airline company says using a drone to analyze and document structural damage on their planes cuts down maintenance time and the workload of technicians
Dudes Who Built a Human Lifting Fishing Drone Are Under CASA Investigation
31 Aug 2019, 09:39 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Civil Aviation Safety Authority says that the test video that was posted to social media sparks safety concerns, so the daredevils will probably be fined
Watch Swarm of Land-Based and Airborne Autonomous Drones Conduct Military Drills
9 Aug 2019, 13:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) drones coordinate their movements to create a swarm, keep troops updated on targets
Drunk Woman Shoots at Plane Spraying for Mosquitoes, Claims It Was a Drone
9 Aug 2019, 12:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Louisiana woman is arrested after firing 3 shots at manned aircraft flying over her home, tells cops she thought it was a “hobbyist’s drone”