CNY Drones, a local volunteer organization promoting drone-focused STEM programs, has become the state affiliate and statewide league administrator for US Drone Soccer. US Drone Soccer offers the indoor team sport for students aged 12 to 18. Games are played with teams of three or five players using remote-controlled hobby quadcopters. The sport combines technical building and […]
By the time Const. Josh Brimble was called in, darkness had descended on the forest, and hours had passed since anyone had seen the missing 80-year-old hiker. An officer in the Kingston Police Service’s traffic safety unit, Brimble was also in charge of the force’s two drones. He fired up the smaller of the two, sent […]
The Ministry of Civil Aviation approved the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for drones and drone components, allocating a sum of Rs 120 crores on September 30. Earlier, the ministry announced the Drone Rules 2021 on August 25, 2021. In an exclusive interaction with YourStory Founder and CEO Shradha Sharma, Amber Dubey, Joint Secretary, Ministry of […]
To those out there shopping for a cheap drone for beginners, Amazon has an excellent offer on the Holy Stone HS340 Mini FPV drone that’s perfect for kids and adults just starting out with the hobby. On sale for $49.99, Amazon is taking just over 10% off this fun little flyer and dropping down to […]
Drone Banner Ads are Taking Marketing to a Higher Level…Literally By: Dawn Zoldi San Diego-based PromoDrone has modernized the concept of the bi-plane flying overhead with an advertising banner. It uses drones for flying marketing campaigns. Founded by Jamar Williams, a Part 107 Certified Remote Pilot in Command and self-acclaimed creator and communicator, PromoDrone was […]
Matternet Announces Commercial Deployment of Matternet Station. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Matternet, the developer of the world’s leading urban drone logistics platform, announced today the first deployment of its Matternet Station at EOC hospital group in Lugano, Switzerland. The Matternet Station brings to fruition a holistic logistics system that, working in tandem […]
You might call it a hidden gem in the Mackinac Straits. McGulpin Point Lighthouse is just a few miles West of the more famous Old Mackinac Lighthouse, but has equal beauty and history. In today’s Drone Sights and Sounds, photojournalist Jim Lehocky takes us to the lighthouse that was built 20 years before the Old […]
Drones are driving new science, racing in new sports leagues, and generally reminding us why we love robots. And if you want in on the drone action, we’ve got plenty, all for 15% off with code VIP15, Pictured above, this tiny drone can go up to 45 mph and offers instant video with a 720p […]
Many of us experience a moment of sheer terror when we accidentally drop our phones, even when it’s wrapped in a protective case. But the makers of the AER TYP want us to deliberately throw our smartphones like a football, and promise they’ll survive the flight, even in the event of a crash landing. If […]
Many of us experience a moment of sheer terror when we accidentally drop our phones, even when it’s wrapped in a protective case. But the makers of the AER TYP want us to deliberately throw our smartphones like a football, and promise they’ll survive the flight, even in the event of a crash landing. If […]
