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FAA Grants Hollywood Freedom To Film With Drones
Internet October 1, 2014
The FAA has given permission to six movie and television companies, allowing them to use drones to shoot scenes for their productions. This groundbreaking decision reverses former rigid restrictions on the commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems, more commonly known as drones, within US airspace. The FAA is currently... Read more
In a huge step forward for the commercial use of drones, the FAA has approved their use by six of Hollywood’s movie and television production companies. While there are some strict limitations as to their use, drones will be able to legally be used to film shots for movies... Read more
Drone Deliveries From DHL Are Starting In Germany!
News September 26, 2014
There’s been a lot of talk in the air (pun intended) about delivering goods using drones. From Amazon to Google, companies have not been shy going public with their interest in the unmanned flying technology. When Amazon will actually get the clearance to use drones to deliver your packages... Read more
Drones Are Now Being Used To Smuggle Drugs Into Prison
News August 4, 2014
There are all kinds of good uses for drones. Just think about some of them for a moment – they can be used to capture great aerial photography and/or video, they can (eventually) be used to deliver packages, and they provide a great recreational use as well. They also... Read more
The Flone: A Phone & Drone Combined
MobilePhoto and Image July 25, 2014
What do you get when you combine a smartphone with a frame that enables it to fly through the air? Why, you get a Flone, of course! Who says you have to be a multi-millionaire to own your very own drone? Some inventors have figured out a way to... Read more
Man Flies Drone Outside Hospital & Gets Arrested
News July 19, 2014
In a classic case of “what not to do when you’re bored”, a New York man was arrested after he decided to fly his drone outside of a New York hospital. According to the 49-year-old, he had just dropped off his mom for an appointment when he decided to... Read more
Amazing Eagle Picture Wins Drone Photo Contest
News July 15, 2014
With all the talk in the air (pun intended) about drones these days, I wonder if you’ve stopped to think about all of the possibilities they offer to the world. Yes, they can be used for weapons and military warfare, and yes, they can spy on people in the... Read more
The HEXO+ drone from the California-based company Squadrone System has just six days left to run its Kickstarter campaign, yet there is no concern over reaching the funding target, as $1,110,891 has been raised (at the time of writing), smashing the original $50,000 goal. What makes the HEXO+ stand... Read more
Amazon is One Step Closer to Drone Delivery
News June 29, 2014
After the FAA released some new rules regarding the use of drones this week, many people who were looking forward to Amazon’s delivery drone service became scared that the service had been grounded for good. After the FAA’s actions, many must’ve reached out to Amazon for a comment, because... Read more
Now that it seems all things “drone” are here to stay, people are coming up with all kinds of practical uses for drones. As Techbeat recently reported, Amazon is already working on the 6th generation of their delivery drones, drones can be bought online and assembled at home, and... Read more
Amazon’s Delivery Drones in Stage 6 of Development
News April 16, 2014
Some time ago, it was reported by Techbeat and various other sites that Amazon had announced they were going to be using delivery drones in the future. The news caused quite a stir as it sounded a bit too futuristic for some, while others thought it was a great... Read more
CUPID Drone Delivers 80,000 Volts To Stun Victims
News March 12, 2014
Chaotic Moon, the company behind SharkPunch and the Pizza Hut touch table has modified a Tarot Hexacopter so that it can shoot an unsuspecting victim with an 80,000 volt taser. This drone was developed as a tech demo but the Chaotic Unmanned Personal Intercept Drone (CUPID) could soon be... Read more
DARPA Developing Shape-Shifting Transfomers
News February 18, 2014
DARPA has been developing shape-shifting, cargo carrying unmanned aerial vehicles in a bid to augment current delivery methods. It is getting increasingly more dangerous to deliver the huge supply loads that comabt bases require and although helicopters are a possible solution, supply of available helicopters can’t meet the demand... Read more
A new game development studio called Pixyul, is currently using drones to map the whole planet for a new game in development. The developers behind ReRoll are trying to recreate a real world experience, by using drones to map the planet, so that the game environment is as close... Read more
FAA Put Drone Beer Delivery On Ice
News February 4, 2014
Jack Supple, president of Lakemaid Beer, released a video on YouTube demonstrating just how easy it would be to have a nice cold beer delivered by a drone. Forget Amazon’s drone delivery plans, beer delivery sounds far more interesting. The YouTube video featured fisherman out on Minnesota’s Mille Lacs... Read more
Russia is Building An Army Of Drones
News January 24, 2014
How do you envision the world ending? Global warming? Do you see aliens finally coming to take us to the mothership? Maybe you imagine some kind of cataclysmic nuclear warfare? Or, maybe you picture some kind of all out World War 4 where all of the citizens left on... Read more
Parrot Unveils its New MiniDrone & A Leaping Sumo Rolling Bot
Internet January 11, 2014
Parrot, originally a Bluetooth company which now produces drones, released some new hardware at CES 2014, along with two new smartphone-controlled bots. One of the bots, the MiniDrone, is a very small version of the popular AR Drone. It can fly, roll and hug walls and ceilings. It is... Read more
Six US Sites Will Host Tests For Commercial Drones
News December 31, 2013
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected six sites in various states that will host tests for the commercial use of drones. The tests are part of a programme to develop safety and operational regulations for drones, which are hoped will be ready by the end of 2015. Although... Read more