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What Are You Looking At? Seal Checks Out Drone Before Feasting on Fish

2020-09-18T21:18:27+0000

A curious seal near Senja, Norway, paused to stare at a drone flying above the water just before it feasted on a bait ball as part of a feeding frenzy.

Drone the hatch: Airborne deliveries by quadcopter proposed for London homes

2020-09-18T19:18:20+0000

It is testing the "smart drop boxes" cut into buildings, which contain wireless receivers to talk to the drone and beam updates to the owner's smart speaker ...

Peterborough police use drone to help locate 3 teenagers lost in woods

2020-09-18T16:19:10+0000

"The lost teens could hear the drone and were able to call out to the ground search team providing their location," said Staff Sgt. Dan MacLean.

Will drones ever record audio?

2020-09-18T14:17:54+0000

Drones may not have the means of recording audio now. The main reason is that even if drones did have a microphone, you’re more than likely going to hear the sound of the props. But… what if that could change? With drones becoming more of a mainstream tool for videography, will they ever sport a microphone to capture audio of the places they fly? Unfortunately, drones probably won’t record good audio or any audio at all for next 5-10 years until it is figured out. With that being the case, it is hard to believe that some of the content we see online, isn’t captured from the drone itself.

Everdrone expands life-saving drone deliveries to Denmark

2020-09-18T13:19:06+0000

Everdrone has announced it has expanded its life-saving delivery drones into Denmark after an agreement with the Copenhagen Emergency Medical Services.

SpaceX delays Starlink launch as ocean outmatches drone ship upgrades

2020-09-18T12:18:40+0000

CEO Elon Musk went further, revealing that the SpaceX drone ship assigned to Starlink-12 was unable to hold its position in strong Atlantic Ocean ...

Drone at Wrigley Field causes game delay during Cleveland matchup Wednesday night

2020-09-18T02:19:10+0000

The Federal Aviation Administration said it is looking into the report of the drone after it flew over the field, briefly landing before taking off again during the fifth inning of a baseball game at Wrigley Field.

FAA looks for owner DJI Mavic Mini drone that nearly hit Aero Med helicopter

2020-09-18T02:19:10+0000

Anyone with information about the drone is asked to call the local FAA office at 616.954.6657. More information about how to safely fly drones can be ...

Help from above for the West Hartford Fire Dept.

2020-09-18T02:19:10+0000

The drone was gifted to the West Hartford department from Airborne Works, a Hebron based drone company.

Boston-based robotics company designs new drone in hopes of revolutionizing safety, security

2020-09-18T00:21:25+0000

BOSTON (WHDH) - A Boston-based start-up is building a drone that’s size and shape could revolutionize safety and security. Cleo Robotics is calling their newest creation the “Dronut.” What makes it unique is the propellers are inside the drone.