Seattle-based WiBotic today took the wraps off an integrated wireless charging pad for drones, as well as an onboard charger that weighs just 1.6 ounces. The two new products are… Read More
Holly Fearnbach and John Durban’s morning started with a ping via text around 5:30 a.m. A couple who lives on the west side of San Juan Island had picked up… Read More
“Taking autonomous to the sky: You knew it was coming.” Swiss-based Passenger Drone is following up on the tag line from one of its videos by declaring that its autonomous… Read More
While Amazon continues testing drone delivery systems for popcorn and other consumer goods, a startup called Zipline is expanding its fully operational medical drone delivery system from Rwanda to Tanzania… Read More
We already know about Amazon’s concept for airship warehouses to support drone deliveries, but here’s a new twist: Now the Seattle-based retailing giant has received a patent for another airship… Read More
This isn’t your kid’s Christmas-present drone, floating over the backyard to snap an aerial picture of the family picnic. The Pro Aerial League is high-speed action featuring teams competing with… Read More
There’s new cause for hope in the fight against wildfires, and it involves Insitu, a Boeing subsidiary that’s headquartered in Bingen, Wash., and specializes in unmanned aerial vehicles. Today Insitu announced… Read More
Amazon engineers are spending a lot of time thinking about how to make the company’s lofty drone delivery ambitions a reality. Witness the wide range of whimsical patents that imagine… Read More
The drive to provide global internet access from the air is more of a horse race in the wake of Facebook’s second test flight of its full-scale Aquila high-altitude drone –… Read More
Commercial drones and their services are expected to become a multibillion-dollar industry in the next decade, according to a new report from market intelligence firm Tractica. The report says that… Read More
Just in time for Fourth of July celebrations, hot dogs will be falling from the sky. Oscar Mayer announced Monday that its WienerFleet, which includes the famous hot-dog-in-a-bun-shaped Wienermobile, can… Read More
Small drones, big data and computer vision: That’s the tech-frontier trifecta for Clobotics, a Shanghai startup that says it’s raised $5 million in seed funding and opened a research and… Read More
If filmmakers ever decide to do a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds,” with drones instead of birds, they could use Amazon’s concept for a drone-dominated fulfillment center in their… Read More
Two of Amazon’s newly published patents cover some unorthodox features for delivery drones, including rotor arms that extend and bend as well as a winch for lowering packages to the… Read More
What happens if a child or a dog wanders into range while a drone is dipping down to make a delivery? Amazon has an answer: a “virtual safety shroud” that the… Read More
Delivering items with drones instead of trucks is likely to reduce carbon dioxide emissions for short-range trips, or on routes with few customers, according to a study conducted by transportation engineers… Read More
Amazon has added France to the list of countries where the Seattle-based retailer is working on its drone delivery system, with the opening of a research and development center that will… Read More
Microsoft co-founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen are among the investors putting another $29 million into Echodyne, the Intellectual Ventures spin-out that’s developing low-cost, miniaturized radar systems for drones and self-driving… Read More
Recreational drone users no longer have to register their flying machines with the Federal Aviation Administration, thanks to a federal court ruling handed down today, but the hobbyist who filed the… Read More
Team Roadrunner, a Nevada-based drone consortium, says it set a record for long-distance drone delivery last week in Texas. The team’s fixed-wing drone flew more than 97 miles on May… Read More
University of Washington spinout WiBotic, which is building technology that wirelessly powers drones and other robotic devices, has raised $2.5 million in a new funding round. The round is led… Read More
Amazon has had a team dedicated to researching autonomous vehicles for more than a year, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal this morning. The group isn’t working on building… Read More
Airbus Helicopters has partnered with Singapore Post for its Skyways drone delivery project, due to begin trials at the National University of Singapore by early 2018. The memorandum of understanding,… Read More
We already knew that Amazon provided a rare public demonstration of its delivery drone dropping off some sunscreen at this week’s MARS 2017 conference in Palm Springs, Calif. We also… Read More
The synchronized drone display that accompanied Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl halftime show may have been recorded in advance, but a similar “droneworks” show wowed a crowd in real time at Amazon’s… Read More
Amazon’s Prime Air drone made its first package delivery in December, in England, but regular folks haven’t seen it in action out in the open here in the States. Until today.… Read More
A film festival out of New York dedicated to the art of drone cinematography went to great heights to pick its winners this past weekend. A range of entries showcase… Read More
Amazon’s inventors are taking a page from Inspector Gadget’s playbook to design drones with adjustable landing legs and reconfigurable propellers. Those two design tricks are the focus of patents issued… Read More
A Seattle man was sentenced to 30 days in jail on Friday after a drone he was operating injured two people during the city’s 2015 Pride Parade. Paul M. Skinner… Read More
Microsoft and Airbus are investing in the future of autonomous drones that can communicate with one another as they fly through cities. AirMap, an airspace management startup for drones, announced… Read More