SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.—The makers of propeller blades for drones set up an air race course that loops in and out of a warehouse full of obstacles. The object lesson here might well be, “if you can’t beat ‘em, beat ‘em up.”
CNN Aerial Imagery and Reporting—CNN AIR—will be a designated unmanned aerial systems unit with two full-time UAS operators to fully integrate aerial imagery and reporting across all CNN networks and platforms, along with Turner Broadcasting and Time Warner entities.
Verizon said it tried out drone-based 4G LTE in its first-ever emergency management and disaster recovery exercise, plus it scoped out a venue and did a few tower inspections with unmanned aircraft.
HRL Laboratories says it created a material structure suitable for micro-drones.
DJI has launched a mini-drone. The drone-maker describes the Spark as “an easy-to-use, fun-to-fly mini camera drone that lifts off from the palm of your hand.”
Big Bell AT&T is dreaming of flying cows. “Flying COWS,” that is, or “Cells on Wings,” essentially, LTE cell sites carried on drones.
Drone operators and model aircraft enthusiasts will be subject to flight restrictions in effect around the Washington, D.C. area ahead of the Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 20, 2017.
Meller Optics said it has introduced custom fabricated optics intended for the new smaller drones and tiny flying robots.
DJI officially opened its first DJI Arena in Korea to the public Wednesday.