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State Farm Granted First National FAA Waiver for Damage Assessment Drone Flights DroneLife American insurance giant State Farm is flying into uncharted skies today after the company received the first-ever national drone-flight waiver granted to a ... Continue reading...

Rain ruined the NYPD’s first chance to use security drones at a major event Digital Trends The NYPD had been hoping to use its camera-equipped quadcopters as part of its security operation at Times Square on New Year's Eve, but rain and wind ... Continue reading...

VIDEO: QuadCopter 69 view of crash on Route 183 at I-78 WFMZ Allentown QuadCopter 69 flew above the scene of a serious crash on Route 183 at the Interstate 78 interchange in northern Berks County on Friday. STORY: ... Continue reading...

The Herald's Christmas gift ideas for kids Randfontein Herald Are you one of those parents scratching your head and wondering what to buy for the kids this Christmas? The Herald has compiled a list of gift ideas for kids, ... Continue reading...

Gatwick Airport Shut Down Due to 'Deliberate' Drone Interference Popular Mechanics The rogue drone has shut down the British airport for six hours, and officials say no flights will land or depart for at least two more. Continue reading...

How dangerous are drones to aircraft? The Guardian Any midair collision with an object is dangerous to aircraft, as exemplified by the crash of US Airways Flight 1549 in January 2009. Capt Chesley Sullenberger ... Continue reading...

NYPD has added a bunch of quadcopters to its crime-fighting kit Digital Trends The New York Police Department is to start using quadcopters in its crime-fighting work. Trained cops will have access to various models — all made by DJI ... Continue reading...

This sensor stops your quadcopter before it can cut you TechCrunch The folks at Spectrum have found a truly cool project for quadcopter pilots. It's a spinning sensor that will stop the rotors if your finger gets too close to the blades, ... Continue reading...

Watch: The Aerodynamics of Quadcopter Drone Blades WIRED Science proves drones don't have to be so damn loud. Continue reading...

New York Post NYPD rolling out fleet of crime-fighting drones New York Post Two of the drones — DJI M210 RTK quadcopters — will be used for search-and-rescue purposes, among other things. The weather resistant machines are larger in size and have thermal imaging and 3D mapping. One additional...

Sleaford Today Youngsters take on the Quadcopter Challenge Sleaford Today It saw Raytheon ambassadors teach the pupils how to build and fly a fully operational, remotely piloted quadcopter, before they went on to compete with it in a series of intricate flying challenges designed to test speed...

Audi's Autonomous Flying Taxi Completes First Successful Test Motor1.com Audi hasn't given up on its driverless Pop.Up Next flying taxi concept just yet. In fact, the German automaker just completed a successful test of the modular system, which uses a quadcopter to carry a small two-passenger...

The $150000 HOVERBIKE: 'Scorpion' quadcopter goes up for preorder (but you'll only be able to fly for 30 minutes at ... Daily Mail It may look horribly dangerous, and fly for less than half an hour a time, but Russian firm Hoversurf has revealed preorders for its Scorpion hoverbike are now open...

Aerospace Testing International Tests reveal how drone impacts damage aircraft Aerospace Testing International In a test designed to mimic a midair collision at 238mph (383km/h), researchers in from the University of Dayton Research Institute (URDI's) Impact Physics group launched a 2.1 lb (1kg)...

Reuters Quadcopter for a head helps robot walk tall Reuters A PhD student at the University of Tokyo is attracting attention with ''Aerial-Biped'' - his half-drone, half-robot creation. Ella Wilks-Harper reports. △ Hide Transcript. ▷ View Transcript. A PhD student at the University of Tokyo is...

Agriculture.com Buying Your First Farm Drone Agriculture.com One disadvantage is that fixed-wing drones tend to cost more than quadcopters, starting at about $3,100 for the Scout Drone from Event 38 (event38.com). The fixed-wing eBeeSQ drone from Parrot (parrot.com) is specially made for...

SFGate This 'Dragonfly' Quadcopter May One Day Explore Saturn's Moon Titan SFGate Exploratory crafts have made extraordinary discoveries on Mars, and soon, one may do the same on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. / GeoBeats. Latest SFGATE videos. Now Playing: Now Playing. This 'Dragonfly' Quadcopter...

The Verge AI drone pilots will challenge humans in competition sponsored by Lockheed Martin The Verge They'll have to create an AI that's capable of flying one of DRL's standardized quadcopters through its complex race courses without preprogramming or human supervision. Teams will then compete...

WIRED How Big Can A Solar-Powered Drone Be? WIRED How big is this quadcopter? How large are the rotors? What about the size of the solar panels? What if someone invents a more efficient solar panel? Instead of calculating all possible variations, I am just going to make a calculator of a sort...

Hackaday Quadcopter Ditches Batteries; Flies on Solar Power Alone Hackaday It seems kind of obvious when you think about it: why not just stick a solar panel on a quadcopter so it can fly on solar power? Unfortunately, physics is a cruel mistress, and it gets a bit more complex when you look at...