Articles about Drones – Page 9 of 11

North Dakota police can now load up drones with tasers and tear gas

Here’s a terrifying idea in a country that’s already dealing with several horrific cases of police brutality — North Dakota… Read More

Officials cracking down on amateur drone pilots who interfere with wildfire fighting efforts

Five lightning strikes last month ignited forest fires just south of Lake Chelan in Washington state, engulfing more than 22,000 acres… Read More

Your food could be made and served by robots sooner than you think

The battle of paying a $15 minimum wage — especially to workers in the fast-food industry — is stoking the… Read More

Drones meet planes: U.S. pilots encounter 650 UAVs so far this year, a 173% increase over 2014

Watch where you’re flying up there in the blue skies. A new report from the Federal Aviation Administration indicates that there… Read More

Podcast

Amazon’s secret drone site, Halo’s new rating, Avalara’s big move, and Sesame Street on HBO

This week on the GeekWire radio show: Behind the scenes of our search for Amazon’s secret drone site. Sesame Street… Read More

New study finds that black bears hate your drones too

It’s not only huge birds of prey that hate pesky drones in their habitats — a new study reveals that black… Read More

Revealed: How we found Amazon’s secret drone testing site, and a mysterious satellite image

There I was, air conditioner blasting in my Car2Go as I sat in front of a red gate on a gravel… Read More

Watch this fierce Australian eagle knock this drone right out of the sky

In the battle of eagle vs. drone here, guess who wins? This Australian wedge-tailed eagle — that region’s largest bird… Read More

Professional photog takes stellar shots of Seattle with drones

A Philadelphia aerial photographer took his drones to our fair skies to capture Seattle by Air, and the images are postcard… Read More

Amazon’s plan for safely flying drones: Designated airspace, smart automation to avoid seagulls

Can Amazon.com safely deliver packages via unmanned aerial vehicles? That’s the big question facing the online retailer as it embarks… Read More

Watch this drone rescue another drone after drinking and droning incident

We’ve written about the perils of drinking and droning in the past, but never a follow-up rescue mission. This YouTube… Read More

First legal drone delivery in U.S. carries medical supplies, called ‘Kitty Hawk’ moment

The first legal drone delivery has happened in the United States. No, it wasn’t an Amazon drone delivering some headphones… Read More

Q&A: Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer on drones, VR, wearables and the company’s future in Seattle

Mike Schroepfer, better known around Facebook as “Schrep,” is the company’s chief technology officer — a role that has become increasingly… Read More

The Swiss have started testing mail delivery by drone

Big companies like Amazon aren’t the only ones experimenting with drone delivery. As AFP reports via Business Insider, this week… Read More

All of these companies in Washington, including Amazon, have permission to fly drones

Just a few months ago, the FAA was only allowing a dozen or so companies to fly drones in the… Read More

Drone crashes into woman, knocking her unconscious at Seattle Pride Parade

Celebrating Seattle Pride at Sunday’s parade turned into a not-so-awesome day for one woman when she was knocked unconscious by a… Read More

In California case of drone vs. gun, drone wins

Fights over drones are increasingly common, but rarely do we hear of one making it to court. Until now. A… Read More

Build your own graffiti drone? Artist releases open-source design for autonomous flying vandalism

Katsu, the infamous graffiti artist, has released an open-source design for a drone that will enable artists and/or vandals to… Read More

Amazon exec makes case for drone use beyond pilot’s line of sight in Congressional testimony

Amazon.com continues to push the U.S. Government to adopt regulations that will allow for the operation of automated drones beyond… Read More

New patent shows how Boeing plans to recharge drones in mid-air

A patent awarded to Boeing this week outlines the aerospace giant’s plans for keeping drones in the air longer. The patent describes inflatable drones… Read More

Toss it and forget it, this drone drives itself

Drones seem to be everywhere these days, but most models are still, shall we say, fairly beta? Forget all that.… Read More

Amazon’s delivery drones may track you down to deliver packages

Amazon’s drone delivery is still a little ways off at least, but we got another glimpse at the future today… Read More

In boost to Amazon, FAA to study new regulations that could allow beyond-of-sight flights for drones

Amazon VP of Global Policy Paul Misener testified at a congressional hearing in Washington D.C. in March, expressing concern that the Federal… Read More

In this Silicon Valley fashion show, drones replace models

Overpaid supermodels may become a thing of the past. In this futuristic fashion show, San Francisco-based clothing crowdsourcer Betabrand — home of… Read More

Skyward raises $4.1M to build a network for commercial drone operators

Skyward, a Portland company that’s building network infrastructure for commercial drone operators, today announced a $4.1 million round. GeekWire reported on the… Read More

SkyWard raises more cash to build enterprise software for drones

SkyWard is raising more cash to help develop software for running networks of drones. The Portland-based startup has raised $3.3 million of… Read More

Facebook is building massive drones to bring internet around the world

SAN FRANCISCO– Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is fond of talking about how his company plans to connect the world, but… Read More

Lifeguard drones, hopefully coming to a beach near you

This is an amazing new use for drones — lifeguards. As obvious a use as it sounds, this is the… Read More

What moths, bats and butterflies can teach us: New center to study their flight to develop better drones

There is probably no better engineer on earth to take tips from than nature — and that’s exactly what a… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: State’s proposed drone laws fuel ‘Surveillance Society’ conversation

The Washington State House of Representatives passed several bills Wednesday that would impose new regulations on surveillance technology and drones. The legislation makes… Read More