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DJI DropSafe System
One of the main concerns about UAV, apart from privacy, is their safety. No one really wants to have a flying lawnmower falling from the sky, or buzzing near passenger aircraft. As drones become more ...
31 July 2014, by
Dronologista
Martha Stewart: Why I love my drone | TIME
Last year, while celebrating my birthday in Maine, I was given a drone fitted with a high-definition camera. After a quick introduction to the mechanics of operating the contraption and a few words ab...
30 July 2014, by
Hallie Siegel
Drone Startups: Maps Made Easy
Aerial mapping can be quite time-consuming and expensive. Even if you are employing a UAV to do it, it might take hours for all the post-processing, time-stamp shifting and deleting blurred photos. An...
30 July 2014, by
Dronologista
The thriving drone community of South Africa
Source: Skylab Productions
A couple of years ago, while I was living in Cape Town, I met a group of people who were so into drones and aerial filming that they managed to initiate me into the world ...
30 June 2014, by
Dronologista
Small Unmanned Systems Business Expo recap
"sUSB Expo 2014 showed signs of a maturing drone industry," said Antoine Martin of Unmanned Vehicle Systems Consulting.
The sold-out 2nd annual sUSB Expo 2014, held in San Francisco earlier this ...
29 May 2014, by
Frank Tobe
Livestream: Small Unmanned Systems Business Expo 2014
Watch the live stream from the second sUSB-Expo in San Francisco. Speakers include Henri Seydoux of Parrot Drone, Wolfgang Juchmann of Velodyne LiDAR, Rory Paul of Volt Aerial Robotics, Chris Ande...
08 May 2014, by
Robohub Editors
Drone crashes could cause headaches and lawsuits | NBC
A drone fell from the sky during a triathlon in western Australia, resulting in an injury to a runner and raising questions about who is legally responsible when an unmanned aerial vehicle comes crash...
09 April 2014, by
CIS Blog
What to do if you find a lost drone | Forbes
“I think if you find a drone, you set it free. If it comes back to you, it’s meant to be,” said legal drone expert Ryan Calo kiddingly, before more seriously suggesting calling the manufacturer ...
03 April 2014, by
CIS Blog
Commercial drone use legal in USA? Who’s willing to make bail?
Or perhaps the better question is: who's willing to be the test case?
A US federal court judge ruled against the FAA yesterday in their case against Raphael Pirker (the first and only person fine...
07 March 2014, by
Andra Keay
Robots, soldiers and cyborgs: The future of warfare
Boston Dynamics' BigDog.
When we imagine the future of warfare, we often envision a battlefield where humanoid robots and other machines fight alongside or in the place of human soldiers. From the dr...
05 February 2014, by
Armin Krishnan and Footnote
Snap 2014: Aerial drones and 3D mapping software for civil engineering surveying
An Irish surveyor tested results (and had those results peer reviewed through the local university) of surveys done by drone and software vs. doing it by hand (which took days longer). The surveyor is...
06 January 2014, by
Frank Tobe
AJung Moon on “What were the top stories in robotics from 2013?”
2013 was a year filled with talk of drones.
I’m not saying this just because I’m biased by the recent news reporting on how large companies (Amazon, DHL, and UPS to be exact) are exploring t...
11 December 2013, by
AJung Moon
Drones on and on and on | The Boston Globe
US needs to join the aviation revolution
Last week’s announcement that Amazon is testing the delivery of packages with small drones has created a media storm, and seems to have taken most people by...
10 December 2013, by
Hallie Siegel
Amid drone talk, Amazon has real robots | Wall Street Journal Blog
Amazon got a lot of ink for its sci-fi drone delivery idea this week, but a more real and immediate robot effort underway in the Seattle retailer’s warehouses could save it as much as $916 million a...
09 December 2013, by
Hallie Siegel
Amazon announces plans for drone delivery service, says safety will be key priority
Amazon announced yesterday that it is developing a drone delivery service called Prime Air that will aim to get packages into customer's hands within 30 minutes. They are planning to launch as soon a...
02 December 2013, by
Hallie Siegel
How drones will change your life | CNN
While it may seem that drones are set to take over our lives, the reality is a bit more complicated. Drone usage around the world is definitely picking up in the public sector, but when it comes to co...
11 November 2013, by
CIS Blog
Two small drones approved by FAA for civilian use in the US
Insitu's Scan Eagle x200.
Two small drones, Insitu's Scan Eagle X200 and AeroVironment's PUMA, have become the first federally certified unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for civilian use in the US. O...
27 July 2013, by
Frank Tobe
Robotic Justice | Huffington Post
From Roombas to drones, scientists are developing machines to be more and more self-sufficient. But even if they’re programmed to do good—what happens when something goes wrong? If a robot 'accide...
13 May 2013, by
CIS Blog
Boston bombings show future use for drones | Tulsa World
Boston Police Chief Edward F. Davis said he wants to use drones at next year's Boston Marathon, calling them "a good idea." Using a drone to pursue fleeing suspects like the Tsarnaev brothers would b...
10 May 2013, by
CIS Blog
A conversation with Henri Seydoux
A growing business within Parrot S.A., (PARRO:EUROLIST B) is their AR.Drone line of products, parts and software. Their first quadcopter product was developed internally by (1) observing the $1 billio...
03 May 2013, by
Frank Tobe
Mayor Bloomberg to NYC: Domestic drones are inevitable | NBC News
When asked if drone use by the NYPD would be a good idea, New York City mayor Bloomberg replied, "It's not a question of whether I think it's good or bad. I just don't see how you could stop that beca...
01 April 2013, by
CIS Blog
Journalism schools start teaching students to fly drones | RT
Next generation’s Walter Cronkites won’t be learning the traditional tricks and tips used by the journalists of today. Drones could be the next big tool for newsgathering, and some journalism stud...
01 April 2013, by
CIS Blog
The more Americans know about drones, the less they like them | Reason.com
In an influential 2011 article, "The Drone as Privacy Catalyst," law professor Ryan Calo predicted that the dystopian images that drones evoke could spur much-needed reforms to American privacy law. ...
27 March 2013, by
CIS Blog
VLAB: Drones – The commercial era takes off, but breaking the law is going to blow-up in our faces
Last Tuesday I had the pleasure of attending VLAB: Drones – The Commercial Era Takes Off at Stanford GSB. The event was truly fantastic and the panel was amazing. The moderator was Chris Anderson,...
26 March 2013, by
Robert Morris
The future of drones in America: Law enforcement and privacy considerations
Last week the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary heard from witnesses Benjamin Miller, Amie Stepanovich, Michael Tosocano and Prof. Ryan Calo on “The Future of Drones in America: Law Enforcement...
25 March 2013, by
CIS Blog
Senators told current laws may offer little shield against drones | New York Times
"There’s very little in American privacy law that wouldlimit the use of drones for surveillance,” said one witness, Ryan Calo, an assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Law....
25 March 2013, by
CIS Blog
Quadcopters advertising new Star Trek movie
A squadron of 30 LED-studded Ascending Technologies quadcopters hovered above Potters Fields Park near London’s Tower Bridge and, in conjunction with Earth Hour, formed a three-dimensional Star Trek...
24 March 2013, by
Frank Tobe
Don’t call ’em drones: The wide world of unmanned flying machines | NBC News
There are different types of unmanned flying machines, and no one agrees which are drones and which aren't. Some say drones are dumb, like the radio-controlled planes used for target practice in World...
20 March 2013, by
Hallie Siegel
Daniel H. Wilson on “How will robots shape the future of warfare?”
Robots have already changed the face of modern warfare, particularly through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly called "drones." Currently, armed drone aircraft are in widespread use...
16 March 2013, by
Daniel Wilson
How will robots shape the future of warfare?
Updated March 17, 2013 | This month we've asked our experts to weigh in on the future of robotics in warfare, and the broadness of this topic has prompted some of our panelists to push back and reques...
15 March 2013, by
RBI Editors
