Want to Use a Drone to Watch the Antares Rocket Launch? NASA Has Rules
Traditionally, the most frequent reasons for scrubbing rocket launches are technical problems and weather — and NASA would like your help keeping it that way.
That's the takeaway message of a short...
DJI aims for the best first-person drone experience with new goggles, controller and more
New gear from DJI
will equip you with everything you need to become the best first-person
drone racer that’s ever graced the Earth — you’ll be the Anakin
Skywalker of...
Palm-Size Drones Buzz Over Battlefield
Weighing only 0.56 ounces (16 grams), the Black Hornet looks like a
tiny toy helicopter. But it's really a nano-size piece of military
hardware unlike anything on the battlefield today —...
Hovering Drone Grabs Spotlight with 6-Foot Arm
Look out humans — a robot floating in midair with a 6-foot arm now
exists outside the realm of science fiction films like "Star Wars." The
U.S. military recently tested a...
Tiny ‘Robot Dragonfly’ Dodges Obstacles Midair, On Its Own
A small drone that resembles a robotic dragonfly is the first of its
kind to be able to flap its wings and dodge obstacles midflight without a
human operator at the...
Watch a Swarm of Drone ‘Lightning Bugs’ Swirl Overhead
A swarm of dazzling drones lit up the sky and swirled around in a
twinkling, orchestrated dance at a TED2016 conference in February.
The drones,
which weigh no more than a slice...
Straight Out of Sci-Fi: Hoverbike ‘Surfs’ Through the Air in Test
Think of it as half drone, half motorcycle: A new hoverbike prototype aims to make flying as simple as riding a bike.
Hoversurf, a Russian drone startup, recently unveiled its Scorpion-3 hoverbike...
Propelling Exploration: Drones Are Going Interplanetary
NASA will launch two rotorcraft toward other worlds in the next seven years.
Drones have already conquered Earth, and now they're heading out into the solar system.
NASA announced yesterday (June 27) that...
New Drones Exhibit Has It All: Cool Tech, Games and Science
NEW YORK — Drones have come a long way since the clumsy, balloon-driven
models that first took to the air during the 19th century.
Over the past few decades, and particularly in...
Drones Could Grow to $11 Billion Industry by 2024
Love them or hate them, drones are here to stay — at least for the
foreseeable future. A new report detailing the growth of the drone
industry finds that over the...