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Blade Scimitar 170 FPV [VIDEO]

This impact-resistant racer has what speed demons need! Get the scoop, direct from Blade: The Blade® Scimitar™ 170 FPV RTF brings a combination of convenience and performance to a 4″ racer, perfect for backyard cruising or racing with friends. Feature-rich and ready to go, the Scimitar 170 includes everything you need to be flying right […]

Review: Autel Robotics Evo [VIDEO]

We took Autel Robotics’ brand new Evo out for its initial shakedown flight this past week and our first impressions are very positive. We anticipated they would be given the features list and specs that match or exceed the dominant quad in the category, DJI’s Mavic. The folding arms allow the Evo to bundle […]

Blade Scimitar 215 Pro [VIDEO]

Get ready to slice through any FPV course with this scary-fast racer! Here are details from Blade: The Blade® Scimitar™ 215 Pro FPV is designed for pilots who would rather race than build. Screaming fast out of the box, the Scimitar comes built, tuned and ready on day one. The 4S power system consists of […]

Drone Helps Rescue Hiker

Thanks to a drone carrying an infrared camera, Mountain Rescue Aspen was able to locate a lost Colorado hiker in pitch-black conditions. It was the first mission where MRA used a Matrice 210 drone fitted with an infrared camera and a second, powerful zoom camera. The drone was used at night to pinpoint where a woman […]

Drone Discovery

Sometimes an aerial view reveals something that is impossible to see from the ground, and that’s exactly what happened when photographer and author Anthony Murphy flew over the Brú na Bóinne archaeological landscape, a Unesco World Heritage Site about 30 miles north of Dublin. Murphy suspected that a recent drought might reveal signs of a […]

New Air Blower Drone

Royal College of Art graduate Marcus Kung has designed a drone that can fly without propellers, with the aim of reducing injuries. The Impeller Drone — Kung’s graduate project as part of the RCA‘s masters program in Design Products — flies using four air blowers, instead of exposed rotor blades like most drones. He created the product in an effort to […]

149.5mph – new speed record!

There’s a new world for drone flight! A Vodafone XBlades Drone, the Wingcopter XBR, set a new speed world record at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the world’s greatest celebration of motorsport and car culture. Piloted by world champion drone racing pilot Luke Bannister, the Wingcopter XBR achieved a top speed average of 149.5mph. The […]

Aerobo Photo Contest

The folks at Aerobo are excited to announce their first ever Instagram drone photography contest. They’re giving away a $500 grand prize and showcasing the winner’s work and portfolio. The contest starts July 12th and will run for a total of 5 weeks. The winner will be announced on August 16th. Here’s the scoop from the Aerobo rules […]

AV CEO Wahid Nawabi poses with a model of the Mars Helicopter. Photo: AeroVironment

Aerovironment’s Mars Drone Flier

Monrovia, California-based AeroVironment, which has built everything from a hummingbird-sized drone to high-flying solar aircraft, has built components for a new drone helicopter intended to fly much further afield: across the surface of Mars. AV is working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena to build the helicopter recently selected by the Mars Exploration Program, […]

Modular Flying Dragon

You’ve got to watch this video to believe the incredible shape-shifting powers of this modular drone! Created by researchers at the University of Tokyo’s JSK Lab, the flying DRAGON can change shape, so it can fly through small openings and then re-form on the other side. Each of its hinged modules is powered by pair of ducted fans that […]