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Sea Otters Study with a Drone

(Photo by Brent Paull) The beach was clear of ice and snow, and the gray rocks and gravel were drying in the warm sun. Nearby grass was showing hints of green, early for this Alaska spring. Drifting on its back in Kachemak Bay, near the town of Homer, Alaska, a sea otter ate morsels of […]

X PlusOne Platinum RTF And DIY Kit

From X Craft: X PlusOne: A quadcopter plus a flying wing. Drones seem to be everywhere. The problem is, most of them are multi-rotors that excel at one thing: hovering. Hovering solves one side of the problem, but when shooting a fast subject, you need speed. Without compromising precision hovering capabilities, we have created something […]

Quanum FollowMe Aerial Action Camera Drone

From HobbyKing: Are you into active sports? Would you like your own aerial “camera crew” to put you right in the middle of the action? Now you can! The Quanum FollowMe is the ultimate selfie drone that tracks and records your outdoor adventures! Downhill racing, skateboarding, rock climbing, whatever you’re into! the Followme will capture […]

Quanum DIY FPV Goggle V2 Pro

From HobbyKing: We’ve listened to the users of our extremely popular Quanum DIY FPV Goggles V2 and incarnated many changes into the Quanum DIY FPV Goggles V2Pro set. Our latest version of the Quanum DIY FPV Goggles follows on from the successful version 1 and version 2 goggles and incorporates some major changes, such as […]

Homemade Hoverbike!

Really, what could possibly go wrong? Colin Furze is a very brave man or … A few words from the creator: What a creation, it’s a unhinged flying bike/human blender but unbelievably it gets off the ground and actually FLIES. #Unlearn what a plumber can do in a shed eh? Considering the amount of […]

DJI Matrice 600 (M600)

From DJI: Total Integration The modular design makes the M600 easy to set up and ready to use in just minutes. Its dust proof propulsion systems simplify maintenance while actively cooled motors make for reliable operation during extended periods of time. All Zenmuse cameras and gimbals are natively compatible, and a maximum payload of 6 […]

Fighting for Life: Why Drones are Infiltrating Emergency Services

Fighting for Life: Why Drones are Infiltrating Emergency Services This year, a young start-up company wowed the judges of the European Satellite Navigation Competition, beating an array of strong contenders for the grand prize. The POSEIDRON drone, developed by Sincratech Aeronautics, uses thermal imaging and spatial positioning software to find people stranded at sea. It’s […]

Exclusive – The Yuneec Typhoon H!

We were lucky enough to get one of the early releases of the Yuneec Typhoon H and we have been having a ton of fun with it. It comes packed with a number of features that will bring out the cinematographer in everyone. We have been putting it through its paces since we got it […]

Into the Volcano

This was published a little over a year ago, but is still one of the best video clips from a drone. Here is the background story on that video clip that you most likely have seen many times. Video technology and science converge on an active volcano in Vanuatu, where explorer Sam Cossman operated camera-mounted […]

Drone Racing now coming to your home.

Well, here is a big announcement that could change the way we watch races in the future, after all why can’t we use FPV (first person view) for all racing events? This deal will also help to organize drone racing in the US. The International Drone Racing Association (IDRA), the leading global organization in first-person-view […]