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Drones are becoming a common sight at city parks in South Korea, with the small aircraft emerging as a new toy for “kidults” ― adults enjoying hobbies considered better suited to children. Korea’s largest online shopping mall 11st said it saw drone sales rise 560 percent from January to April
Business
Two Fargo-based companies, Botlink and Packet Digital, announced that they are joining forces to create a drone platform which will not only allow pilots to track their drone flights in real-time, but to fly their drones using solar energy for up to four hours – 4x as long as
Events
DroneShow 2015 will be held in São Paulo on 28-29 October. A cage for demonstrations will be available at the Trade Fair. Courses and seminars will disseminate the technology for professional uses. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are popularly known by the name “Drones”. The term was inferred due to
Video
A look at the use of the Predator B unmanned aircraft by Customs and Border Protection for surveillance on the U.S. Border with Mexico. Video Produced by David Wallace - David Wallace/The Republic
Commercial
The Flytrex Sky is a high-end commercial drone which comes complete with a 'loading bay' for small items such as drinks or light packages. But more importantly it also has 3G connectivity, and is designed to work with a cloud-based backend that makes delivering parcels possible,
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) will deliver pharmaceuticals and other medical supplies during research flights at a free medical clinic in Wise, Va., on July 17. At an event called "Let's Fly Wisely," NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., and Flirtey Inc., an Australian
Accidents
The Dutch Transport Ministry inspectors received 27 reports of accidents involving small unmanned aircraft, or drones, last year, according to a new report. In 2013 there were 15 accidents and in 2012 just eight, the ministry says. Most of the incidents were reported by manned aircraft and professional drone users.
The war in Eastern Ukraine features crowd-funded robots. Labeled the “People’s Project,” a website is collecting donations for people to buy Ukraine’s government weapons for war. In March, they were raising money for a remotely controlled tank and gun turret, which is now 84 percent funded. Now,
Thales, by its own admission, is not an aircraft manufacturer, but as far as unmanned air vehicles are concerned, it is involved in a number of significant programmes throughout Europe. It is the prime on the WK450 Watchkeeper UAV for the British Army – a system derived from Elbit Systems’ Hermes
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The NanoFalcon DigiCam is a helicopter-style drone with counter-rotating blades built around a camera. That makes it smaller than your palm. It comes with a full-size controller, powered by 4 AA batteries. To recharge the drone, you slide it into the controller, which is a nifty design.
Modern drones will watch over Dominican Republic’s national parks and protected areas, as the result of a donation from the company Petro Caribe, the Environment Ministry revealed. The ‘Syn-drone,’ which features digital high-resolution panoramic view and can climb to an altitude of more than two kilometers (around
Drone Racing
It's the coolest sport you've never heard of, and now drone racing is exploding across New Zealand. Two leagues have kicked off since January, with the first national championship already underway, and a trans-Tasman battle planned for later in the year. The sport, which involves