Drones

Video Shows US Drone Shot Down by Houthi Rebels in Yemen

On Sunday, a United States-built MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot down in western Yemen, the Pentagon confirmed on Monday. The initial report came from the Houthi-controlled news outlet SABA, which stated that Houthi air defense forces destroyed the $16 million reconnaissance drone near Yemen’s capital city of Sanaa. A Reuter’s photographer said they saw the…

Tech News Jennings Brown Oct 2

You Only Have Six Days Left to Make That Sick, Viral Statue of Liberty Drone Video

The FAA fun police have struck again. The agency has already put restrictions on flying drones over and around national parks, military bases, and airports. Now it has announced it’s restricting drone flights near Department of Interior sites, including the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, and the Hoover Dam. These are popular filming locations for…

Tech News Jennings Brown Sep 28

Incredible Footage of a Drone Racing Up a Mountain Had Me Reaching For a Seatbelt

Remember the RC toys you had as a kid? The ones you would lose control of when they went out of range 50 feet away? Gabriel Kocher’s custom-built camera drone has a range of almost two miles, allowing him to pilot it to the top of a mountain and capture exhilarating footage along the way.…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Sep 22

This Footage of a Drone Buzzing a Cargo Train Turned My Stomach Inside Out

Your childhood fantasies of soaring through the air like Iron Man or Superman will seem far less fantastic after this sobering first-person footage of a drone racing alongside a moving cargo train reveals just how terrifying (and slightly nauseating) it would be to actually fly. Pilot Paul Nurkkala is at the controls of this custom camera-equipped…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Sep 21

Lockheed Martin Destroys Drones in Latest Laser Weapons Demo

Lasers are the future of war. And if this new video by defense company Lockheed Martin is any indication, that future is pretty damn close. Lockheed released a video showing off its latest tests of the 30-kilowatt class ATHENA (Advanced Test High Energy Asset) laser weapons system at the White Sands Missile Range in New…

Tech News Matt Novak Sep 21

Kaleidoscopic Drone Footage Takes You To Mind-Bending Places That Can’t Really Exist

It looks like drone pilot and videographer Alban Roinard somehow managed to fly his quadcopter into the dream worlds of Christopher Nolan’s Inception. But watching these European cities fold onto themselves isn’t the result of a million dollars-worth of special effects; it’s just simple mirroring tricks applied to captivating aerial footage. Ever since drones got…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Sep 13

Rocket-Powered Ninja Swords Are the Best Way to Take Out a Nuisance Drone

In the United States, it’s illegal to interfere with any aircraft soaring over your property. So if your neighbor’s drone is caught spying on you, you can’t just shoot it out of the air. But apparently the laws are different in Sweden, where you can take down drones using impossibly dangerous weapons; like a rocket-propelled…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Aug 28

Hurricane Harvey Drone Footage Is Absolutely Heartbreaking

We’ve all seen plenty of heartbreaking images from Texas this weekend, as vicious floods continue to destroy lives and property in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. But some of the most chilling footage has been taken from the sky, as hobby drones in the region document the devastation that’s still taking place. Modern technology like…

Tech News Matt Novak Aug 28

DJI Will Turn Off Your Spark Drone if You Don’t Update Firmware by September 1st

Chinese manufacturer DJI has announced that owners of its Spark drone have until September 1st to update their firmware to the latest version or be totally locked out. Per Quartz, the decision to essentially hold users’ devices hostage came after reports of the drones randomly falling out of the sky, which users think was due…

Gadgets Tom McKay Aug 22

116 Experts From 26 Countries Ask UN to Ban Fully Autonomous Weapons Systems

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Google AI expert Mustafa Suleyman are among 116 experts from 26 countries who have signed a letter to the United Nations asking it to ban autonomous weapons worldwide, warning killer robots could usher in an unprecedented new era of deadly warfare. The group warned the UN’s Convention on Conventional Weapons…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay Aug 20

American Arrested For Using Drone to Smuggle 13 Pounds of Meth From Mexico

President Trump’s proposed wall along the US-Mexico border is stupid for many reasons. But one of the most obvious reasons is that it’s really easy to get over the wall using modern technology. That’s precisely what an American man did recently when he tried to smuggle 13 pounds of meth from Mexico using a hobby…

Tech News Matt Novak Aug 20

Taking Down Drones With a $38,000 Stinger Missile Feels Like Overkill

Last week, an amateur drone pilot landed his DJI quadcopter on the deck of Britain’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier. The incident was accidental, but highlights the irony of how difficult it is to neutralize threats from smaller aircraft like drones that are slowly filling the skies. But perhaps modifying a missile that can…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 17

DJI Rolls Out ‘Local Data Mode’ for Drones After US Army Ban Over Unknown ‘Cyber Vulnerabilities’

Weeks after the US Army told personnel to immediately shelve all drones made by Chinese manufacturer DJI, citing unspecified “cyber vulnerabilities associated with DJI products,” the company has introduced a new “local data mode” for its apps. “We are creating local data mode to address the needs of our enterprise customers, including public and private…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay Aug 14

US Military Can Now Blast Wayward Hobby Drones Out of the Sky

Drone enthusiasts take heed: If you don’t want to see your precious drone blasted into a million pieces, keep clear of US military installations. The Pentagon has approved a new policy that authorizes military bases to shoot down private and commercial drones encroaching on its airspace. First to report the news, the Military Times says…

Tech News Dell Cameron Aug 7

US Army to Troops: Immediately Stop Using Off-the-Shelf DJI Drones, Especially on the Battlefield

The US Army has ordered all service members to immediately cease using drones manufactured by Chinese tech company DJI, hinting the company’s products could be easily compromised by third parties. An Army memo obtained by Small UAS News noted DJI drones “are the most widely used non-program of record commercial off-the-shelf” unmanned aerial vehicles in…

Tech News Tom McKay Aug 5

The DJI Spark Is an Incredibly Exciting Start to an Insane Future

Small drones are not new. Toy-sized quadcopters have been on the market for years helping kids (and dads) start flying for a relatively reasonable price and not much expertise. Yet small drones that can do almost anything a big drone can do? That’s new. And that’s what makes the DJI Spark so exciting. The first…

Other Gadgets Adam Clark Estes and Michael Roselli Jul 27

UK Government Says Almost All Drones Will Now Need to Be Registered

The government of the UK said on Saturday all drones larger than 250 grams—slightly more than half a pound, for all you ignorant Americans—will need to be registered with the Department of Transport following a report by aviation authorities drones as small as 400 grams could damage helicopter windshields. Drone owners will also be required…

Tech News Tom McKay Jul 23

Build This DIY Cannon to Catch Rogue Drones

Unlike an RC car that will simply crash into a wall if you lose control, an expensive drone can potentially fly for miles after it stops heeding your remote’s commands. But while a shotgun can blast your treasured robot out of the sky before causes any trouble, this net-firing, air-powered, anti-drone cannon seems like a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 20

This Floating Robotic Camera Is the Cutest Thing Ever Sent Into Space

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have a new crew member—an adorable robotic ball capable of recording video while moving in zero gravity. Dubbed “Int-Ball,” the device will free astronauts to do more important work, while providing ground controllers with their own set of eyes. Int-Ball is short for Internal Ball Camera, and it was…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky Jul 17

Don’t Blink or You’ll Miss the World’s Fastest Drone Flying Faster Than a Sports Car

Watching first-person footage of racing drones makes it seem like the tiny craft fly somewhere close to the speed of light. In reality, due to the limits of their human pilots, they top at around 80 miles per hour. That’s incredibly fast, but the Drone Racing League managed to double that with a new world…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jul 14

Video Shows US Drone Shot Down by Houthi Rebels in Yemen

You Only Have Six Days Left to Make That Sick, Viral Statue of Liberty Drone Video

Incredible Footage of a Drone Racing Up a Mountain Had Me Reaching For a Seatbelt

This Footage of a Drone Buzzing a Cargo Train Turned My Stomach Inside Out

Lockheed Martin Destroys Drones in Latest Laser Weapons Demo

Kaleidoscopic Drone Footage Takes You To Mind-Bending Places That Can’t Really Exist

Rocket-Powered Ninja Swords Are the Best Way to Take Out a Nuisance Drone

Hurricane Harvey Drone Footage Is Absolutely Heartbreaking

DJI Will Turn Off Your Spark Drone if You Don’t Update Firmware by September 1st

116 Experts From 26 Countries Ask UN to Ban Fully Autonomous Weapons Systems

American Arrested For Using Drone to Smuggle 13 Pounds of Meth From Mexico

Taking Down Drones With a $38,000 Stinger Missile Feels Like Overkill

DJI Rolls Out ‘Local Data Mode’ for Drones After US Army Ban Over Unknown ‘Cyber Vulnerabilities’

US Military Can Now Blast Wayward Hobby Drones Out of the Sky

US Army to Troops: Immediately Stop Using Off-the-Shelf DJI Drones, Especially on the Battlefield

The DJI Spark Is an Incredibly Exciting Start to an Insane Future

UK Government Says Almost All Drones Will Now Need to Be Registered

Build This DIY Cannon to Catch Rogue Drones

This Floating Robotic Camera Is the Cutest Thing Ever Sent Into Space

Don’t Blink or You’ll Miss the World’s Fastest Drone Flying Faster Than a Sports Car

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