Looking for a fun, fast and relatively inexpensive brushless motor quadcopter? Then definitely check out the Whirlwind X251 from XK Hobbies! This drone is well built with a carbon fiber frame, has 6 axis gyros for stability, brushless motors for speed and power, as well as three different flight modes that allow you to fly as tamely or aggressively as you want. Unlike the smaller toy drones that f...

3D Robotics has had some challenges in the last 12 months including layoffs of staff and slow sales in the consumer market. Competition for the consumer market is tough with comanies like Yuneec and DJI creating serious competition for 3DR’s Solo. Because of this, 3D Robotics is planning to focus more on the commercial drone space and is attempting to raise $45 million in investment to help ...

Drone racing is a fun and exciting sport. But if you want to check out some really wild action, you’ve got to see drone combat, also known as “Game of Drones”. In this game the drones are piloted to collide in mid are repeatedly. Each time a drone hits the ground they lose a point. After you lose 3 points, you are out. If a drone is unable to fly after a crash, the pilot is given...

As the world becomes more used to drones used for aerial photography, the future of drones is just beginning. Leading companies are considering the next wave of commercial drones and what purpose they will serve. DJI, the leading designer and manufacturer of consumer camera platform drones is currently developing a number of new UAVs that will handle things like commercial agriculture, mapping, in...

Steve “Zoomas” Zoumas is the defending champion of the “Miami Lights” race which took place in the NFL’s Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida earlier this year. Zoomas flies for the New Drone Racing Leageue and is part of a growing sport that is seeing bigger and bigger audiences along with larger cash prizes for the participants. Check out the video detailing Zoomas...