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UK Jet Plane Reports ‘Closest-Ever’ Near Miss With Drone
UK Jet Plane Reports ‘Closest-Ever’ Near Miss With Drone One of the most popular tech gadgets released in the last 5 years certainly has to be drones. With their relatively inexpensive cost and ease of use, they have become wildly popular not only as a fascinating (and fun) toy but also…
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New FAA Rules Allow US Companies to Fly Drones Without a License
It looks like the Federal Aviation Administration is looking to change the way drones are being used by commercial operators, and even though “Part 107” of these revised rules won’t help us get any closer to actual drone deliveries, those who use drones commercially for other purposes will definitely benefit from them.…
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Kickstarter Wants to Know Why the Zano Mini-Drone Campaign Failed
Kickstarter campaigns are usually about giving regular people the opportunity to contribute to larger projects, whether we’re talking about gadgets or other innovative devices. However, we’ve recently discovered a rather unusual Kickstarter endeavor that’s actually funded by the website itself. Does anyone remember the Zano mini-drone campaign? That was the…
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The Snowstorm Drone Is Large Enough to Carry People
Even though I don’t see flying cars becoming the standard anytime soon, it would seem that drones are more likely to take their place as flying personal transportation vehicles, at least judging by an interesting project named Snowstorm. We’re talking about a giant drone that’s actually capable of carrying people, albeit…
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MIT Student Creates an Advanced Autonomous Algorithm for UAVs
It looks like drones are indeed becoming more and more impressive as the years go by, and I’m not just talking about their speed and range. We’ve recently heard about a PhD student named Andrew Barry, who’s doing some research over at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab. He has created…
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Drone Cuts off Power to Numerous Hollywood Residents
Drones can be extremely useful in a number of ways, but they can also be quite destructive if they are not piloted right. For example, recent reports state that the authorities are currently searching for a pilot who flew his drone into a series of power lines in West Hollywood and managed to…
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Drone Maker Launches a Crowdfunding Campaign for a Quadcopter on a Leash
Piloting an ordinary drone might look easy enough but it actually requires a bit of skill and know-how, especially since these small gadgets can easily cause accidents if they spin out of control. Fortunately, those of us who have no idea how to pilot a drone might still be able…
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This Special Drone Has Mastered the Art of Self-Stabilization
While Amazon and presumably other companies are still working on safe and secure ways to deliver products to their customers using drones, a team of researchers at the University of Zurich in Switzerland has already developed an impressive technology that enables a flying drone to remain stable at all times.…
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