drones
MIT Allows You To Design And Build A Custom Drone
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a system that let you customize your own drone. The system allows you to customize the size, shape, colors, and other specifications of a drone from a template and then actually create that drone based on those specifications. “To our knowledge, this the first system that allows non-experts to design and build their own custom drone,” s...
Amazon Files Patent For Tiny Companion Drone
Amazon has made it clear that the company intends to use drones in its business. The company is developing a system that allows drones to deliver small packages to its customers. But in addition to package delivery, Amazon has filed a patent for small drones that can “ride along” with regular citizens or police and help them with tasks. With police, the drones would be programmed to re...
Fly Your Christmas Drone Safely
In 2016 about 2.8 million drones were sold in the United States with 1.2 million of them being sold around Christmas time. That’s alot of new drone pilots who will soon learn the hard way that flying drones is not as easy as it looks! And while there are certainly concerns about little Timmy losing his biggest holiday gift within seconds of first taking off, there are also bigger concerns ab...
Drones Used To Spot Sharks
Surfing competitions, busy beach holidays and resorts are all places that enjoy the beach and the ocean, but more and more the need to watch out for sharks is becoming a factor. Some groups are beginning to use drones to patrol the skies and look for sharks in these busy locations. The drones are equipped with HD cameras that stream a signal back to the lifeguards and allow them to clear the water...
Stadium In Texas Using Drones To Test Internet Connections
The AT&T stadium, where the Dallas Cowboys play football, is using drones to test internet connectivity throughout the entire stadium. The drones are able to fly to different parts of the stadium with a small sensor that tests what the wireless connection is like at each individual seat. Art Pregler, the AT&T Drone Program Director explained the drones gauge how strong mobile signals are i...
MIT Develops Shock Absorbing Plastic For Drones
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a shock absorbing material that could help to make drones and other robots more resilient. As any pilot who has ever crashed their quadcopter knows, it’s not the fall that damages the drone, it’s the impact when it hits. MIT Is using 3D printing to allow engineers and designers to taylor exactly what material go into certain...
Drones Used At Construction Sites
Drones are supposed to gross upwards of $82 billion US dollars and create 100,000 new jobs by the year 2025. With this massive potential, many companies are beginning to use drones today for a wide variety of tasks that would have been difficult or expensive to accomplish before. This shift towards technology means that drone skills will be a very marketable job skill in the near future. A company...
Fire Fighters Using Drones
Despite the news reports of drones hindering fire fighters from doing their jobs last year, there are also so bright spots when it comes to drones and fire fighting. In Menlo Park, California, fire fighters are adding drones to their arsenal to combat emergencies. The fire fighters in Menlo Park have received special permission from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to test a program that ...
Allstate Insurance Is Using Drones For Roof Inspections
With the passage of the FAA’s Part 107 in the US, commercial drone use is up. Recently, Allstate insurance, one of the world’s largest home owner insurance providers, began using drones to inspect the roofs of homes damaged in recent storms in San Antonio, Texas. The company used to send insurance adjusters and roof inspectors to climb on the top of the roofs, but no longer. With drone...
Mom’s Take On Drones
Thought that drones, quadcopters and other UAVs were just for teenage boys and nerdy fathers? Think again! Drones are becoming a part of everyday life. If you are at a wedding you might see a drone taking video and photos of the wedding party. If you are at the beach, drones are often flying out over the surf capturing the beauty of the ocean and sand. This article outlines a mother’s though...
Drones Considered As Companions to Seagoing Shipping Vessels
Although great advancements have been made in ground and air transportation, the majority of the world’s goods are still shipped at sea on huge freighters. The reasons are simple – shipping at sea is less expensive and more efficient than shipping via cargo airplane. However, there are certain areas where being in the air has big advantages and many in the ocean shipping world are look...
Drones Used in Training and Understanding Falcons
Peter Bergh, a South African falconer, is using radio controlled airplanes and drones to train his birds and demonstrate his sport to the public. Bergh is earned the trust of other falconers in Dubai and is one of a few foreigners who is allowed to train the peregrine falcons in the area. Using specially-modified quad copters painted to look like the prey the falcons chase, Bergh teaches the falco...