Articles about Drones – Page 6 of 11

Flirtey says its drones are making routine deliveries for 7-Eleven in Nevada

In the race to make routine commercial deliveries via drone, Flirtey is going where Amazon hasn’t yet ventured: the United States.… Read More

Amazon drone deliveries in England show how small steps add up to a big deal

Amazon’s multimillion-dollar effort to deliver goods via drone currently has just two customers in the English countryside, but this could well… Read More

Video: Amazon makes first Prime Air drone package delivery, offers glimpse of new design

Amazon said this morning that it completed its first-ever package delivery from a Prime Air drone to a customer in Cambridge, England,… Read More

Pizza deliveries by Google drone? Alphabet X’s Wing Marketplace faces tough climb

You don’t hear as much about Google’s (now Alphabet X’s) Project Wing as you do about Amazon’s Prime Air drones,… Read More

Boeing buys Liquid Robotics to boost autonomous surveillance at sea

The Boeing Co. says it has agreed to acquire Liquid Robotics, its teammate in a years-long effort to create surfboard-sized… Read More

One company’s vision for electric trucks, delivery drones — and a hybrid flying car

BELLEVUE, Wash. – A company called the Workhorse Group wants to beat Amazon to the punch and provide the U.S.… Read More

Seattle startup Unearth raises $1.3M to use drones and IoT to manage construction projects

Seattle startup Unearth is finishing up its first fundraising round as it continues to build a product that will help construction teams avoid… Read More

Seattle-based Apple team will use drones to improve Maps app in bid to catch up to Google

Apple is doubling down on its Maps app, assembling a team of robotics and data-collection experts to quickly update conditions… Read More

Chinese drone maker DJI to open new authorized retail store in Seattle area

DJI, a Chinese-based company that makes and sells drones, will open its first “authorized retailer” in Washington state at the Marketplace… Read More

Amazon’s delivery drones just might be on the job in 2020 … at least in Britain

Regulators have to work out lots of issues before they let drones start delivering packages routinely, but in Britain at… Read More

Working Geek: Skyward co-founder Eric Ringer’s 4 tips for managing work and life

Eric Ringer wears a lot of hats. On any given day, his role could be R&D engineer, product manager, drone… Read More

Report: Alphabet drones won’t deliver Starbucks as Project Wing partnership is grounded

If you wanted a Starbucks latte with your drone-delivered Chipotle burrito, it appears you’re going to have to wait a… Read More

Echodyne’s drone-sized radar detection system passes its first flight test

BELLEVUE, Wash. – A radar-equipped drone is blazing a trail for the day when flying robots fill the skies – and… Read More

Video: Jeff Bezos shares big ideas, from Amazon’s drone landing pads to a 10,000-year clock

Someday, you’ll be printing out a landing pad to guide an Amazon drone to its delivery, or maybe taking a… Read More

Alexa in a drone: Amazon wins patent for voice-controlled ‘unmanned aerial vehicle assistant’

Amazon is working on adding an Alexa-like digital brain that can control drones small enough to fit in someone’s pocket… Read More

As Seattle police embrace tech tools, privacy advocates raise concerns

A report from The Stranger today accuses the Seattle Police Department of violating the law and infringing on citizens’ privacy by… Read More

LEGO liftoff: Startup Flybrix takes popular bricks to new heights with easy-to-build drone kits

This might be the best answer yet to getting your kids’ LEGO bricks off the ground so you don’t step… Read More

Washington state’s drone industry council sails through its maiden flight

Washington state officials convened the first meeting of an industry council focusing on drones and related businesses today, after a… Read More

Watch out, Amazon: Autonomous delivery robots may come to Seattle thanks to Skype co-founders

You may soon see small six-wheeled self-driving delivery robots strolling around the streets of Seattle. Starship Technologies, an Estonia-based company… Read More

Drone surfing is the epic geeky sport of the future

Freefly Systems, a Seattle-area company that makes toys for drone photographers, just released a video of your new favorite sport you… Read More

Burrito drones! Chipotle teaming with Alphabet to drop Mexican food onto college campus

First, a Domino’s pizza came out of the sky. Now Chipotle wants to drop burritos onto the campus of Virginia… Read More

Airbus and Local Motors push forward with crowdsourcing project on cargo drones

Amazon isn’t the only big-name company that’s developing a new kind of drone for cargo delivery: Europe’s Airbus Group is… Read More

FAA puts key Amazon, UPS, Facebook and Google execs on Drone Advisory Committee

Gur Kimchi, the vice president of Amazon’s Prime Air drone delivery operation, has been named along with a variety of… Read More

AT&T drone strategy targets down-to-earth applications and sky-high ambitions

When you think of the up-and-coming players in the commercial drone market, you might think of Amazon, or Google … but… Read More

Thousands sign up for drone pilot testing as new FAA rules take effect

More than 3,000 people signed up today to get certified as commercial drone pilots under new regulations, and there’ll be more… Read More

Flying saucer? No, it’s the first drone pizza delivery, from Domino’s and Flirtey

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises and Flirtey teamed up today to demonstrate a drone delivery system that could theoretically bring you a pizza in… Read More

Reporter hunts for Amazon’s drone testing site in Britain, but drones aren’t at home

Amazon is expanding its drone testing operation in the English countryside, to smooth the way for what it hopes will be… Read More

Amazon patent filing provides a peek at shrouded delivery drone designs

A newly published patent application almost literally delves into the nuts and bolts of the package-delivering drones that Amazon is… Read More

Google’s Project Wing drone delivery system gets boost from White House

The White House says it’s taking steps to speed up the development of civil and commercial applications for drones –… Read More

Amazon to expand drone delivery tests in U.K., partnering with government, after U.S. setbacks

Amazon announced Monday it is partnering with the United Kingdom to expand testing for its Prime Air drone delivery service.… Read More