We know Google is very interested in drones, but the company wants to do more than just deliver packages with them, or so a recent patent seems to suggest. On Tuesday, the company was awarded a patent for a device that can summon drones carrying specific medical equipment, which seems to be related to a patent that… Continue reading Google wants to use drones to deliver emergency medical equipment
Category: Drones
Americans have twelve hours left to register their drones
More than 325,000 people have registered their drones with the FAA as of February 8th, and if you haven’t done the same within the next twelve hours, you risk facing civil penalties of up to $27,500 and criminal penalties of up to $250,000, not to mention as much a three years of imprisonment. Compared to that, the five dollar registration… Continue reading Americans have twelve hours left to register their drones
Google is testing solar-powered drones that deliver 5G internet
I’m sure we’ve all heard about Google’s plan to create a system of delivery drones by now, but deliveries aren’t the only thing Google wants to use drones for. According to a report from the Guardian on Friday, the company is working on a secret project by the name of SkyBender, which involves using solar-powered drones… Continue reading Google is testing solar-powered drones that deliver 5G internet
It looks like the Intel of Drones might end up being… Intel
Qualcomm has been called the Intel of Smartphones due to its dominance over the mobile processor market, and it’s been trying to achieve the same level of dominance over the drone processor market. However, with its recent acquisition of a German startup by the name of Ascending Technologies, it looks like the Intel of Drones might end up being…… Continue reading It looks like the Intel of Drones might end up being… Intel
These drones know when they’re entering restricted flying zones
With the FAA having finally started implementing comfortable drone regulations, the most-popular drone manufacturer in the world has decided to appease the agency a bit with something called Geospatial Environment Online (GEO). Made by DJI, this new features allows the Chinese company’s drone to automatically detect areas that it knows are restricted flying zones, and alerts… Continue reading These drones know when they’re entering restricted flying zones
Snapdragon-powered drones will be smarter and more affordable
Commercial and consumer drones are exploding in popularity right now, and Qualcomm wants a piece of the action. Naturally, the company doesn’t want to sell its own drones, it wants to sell the hardware that powers the drones, which it intends to do with a modified version of its Snapdragon chipset that it unveiled earlier… Continue reading Snapdragon-powered drones will be smarter and more affordable
More than 45,000 drone owners have already registered with the FAA
It looks like the threat of a massive fine and potential prison time was enough to convince more than 45,000 American drone owners to register with the FAA after just two days of opening the mandatory registration, not to mention the fact that it’s free for the first thirty days. If the FAA’s numbers are correct, that… Continue reading More than 45,000 drone owners have already registered with the FAA
It looks like America’s drone registry will be public and fully searchable
One of the biggest questions people have had about America’s upcoming drone registry is whether or not the personal information that’s given to the government as part of the registration process will be public. It’s not that the question hasn’t been answered, it’s that two contradictory answers have been given, with the DOT claiming that… Continue reading It looks like America’s drone registry will be public and fully searchable
Americans now have until February 19th to register their drones
This morning, the FAA made good on its promise to have a national drone registry in place before Christmas, and people who register their drones within the next thirty days won’t even have to pay the registration fee. If that’s not enough to encourage you to register your drone, then maybe the February 19th deadline will, because… Continue reading Americans now have until February 19th to register their drones
Japan is using an interceptor drone to hunt down other drones
While regulators in the United States are still working on a legal solution to the ever-growing consumer drone problem, Japan has decided to fight fire with fire using a new drone that specializes in taking out other drones. On Friday, police in Tokyo unveiled a net-wielding interceptor drone that’s designed to capture drones mid-flight. Drone operators… Continue reading Japan is using an interceptor drone to hunt down other drones