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Amazon Prime Air Prepares For Drone Deliveries

Amazon announced that Amazon customers in Lockeford, California, will be among the first to receive Prime Air drone deliveries in the U.S. Amazon wrote: The promise of drone delivery has often felt like science fiction. We’ve been working for almost a decade to make it a reality. According to Amazon, Lockeford has historic links to the aviation industry. The community

Azur Drones Spy in the Sky at CES 2018

Up to now, drones have been little more than toys and camera platforms, promising much but delivering little. Working with Directorate General for Civil Aviation, Azure Drones' Skeyetech provides "100% autonomous and 24/7 operational drones" as a "security drone solution". Antoine and Todd talk about the new security guard. A market leader in France, Azur Drones has developed an airborne surveillance

Skeyetech Autonomous Surveillance Drones at CES 2018

As predicted by sci-fi, the autonomous drone is now a reality. Capable of taking off, patrolling and returning to recharge, Azure Drones' Skeyetech provides "100% autonomous and 24/7 operational drones" as a "security drone solution". A market leader in France, Azur Drones has developed an airborne surveillance system for the remote monitoring of industrial properties. The system, called Skeyetech, is

Japan Operating First-Ever Space Drone

If you're like me, you were probably hoping that the first news about a Japanese space robot would come complete with footage of a giant humanoid mecha that shoots laser beams from its eyes. Unfortunately, that day hasn't yet arrived. But the first stepping stone to an intergalactic robot army might just be here in the adorable form of Japan's

NODE Is an Advocacy Group for Drone Pilots

Remote-piloted drone aircraft are becoming more commonplace. Once, drones were only the domain of government agencies with big money to spend. But the advent of smaller craft, such as quadcopters, has opened up drone usage to anyone with the time and money to take up drone piloting. As drones have become more popular, it was only a matter of time

PowerVision’s Underwater Drone is Exploring the Deep at CES

Aerial drones and quadcopters have been mainstream items for a few years now. It seems like every day, amazing new videos are posted online of landscapes, cities, or large events. While everything happening on the ground is being recorded from the air, there's another part of the planet that's being completely ignored: Under water. Todd had a chat with Merlin at

Flir Duo Flies with Autel at CES

Flir created a minor sensation few years ago with the Flir One thermal imaging attachment for smartphones costing only a few hundred bucks. Building on this, Flir have launched the Duo, a dual sensor compact camera designed to be carried by drones. John gives Todd a quick demo of the new Duo and see if you can spot the GNC cameraman.