Long-Distance Jammer Is Taking Down Drones
A large nonprofit research and development organization has developed a rifle, dubbed the DroneDefender, that attacks UAVs with radio waves.
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FLIR’s New Vue Camera Gives Your Quadcopter Thermal Vision
Your quadcopter and fixed-wing drone just got more powerful with FLIR’s newly released Vue Pro compact thermal sensor module.
Flying Robots! Drone Film Festival Highlights Maker Spirit
The Flying Robot International Film Festival wants you to share your DIY drone videos.
DJI Announces Interchangeable Lenses and Micro 4/3 Sensors for Inspire 1 Drone
With the Zenmuse X5 and X5R, drone maker DJI is putting professional-grade sensors into the sky.
Watch: US Navy Drone Flies, Swims, and Dives
The U.S. Navy has some of the most advanced drones in the world, so it’s no wonder that they are developing one that swims, too.
Man Builds Crazed 54-rotor Flying Vehicle
A British man, YouTuber “gasturbine101,” has posted a video of the first test flight for his “Swarm Manned Aerial Vehicle Multirotor Super Drone,” a “pentacontakaitetracopter” (aka a multirotor with 54 blades). The flight for this over-the-top flying vehicle lasted for about ten minutes and it looks like most of the time he was only about […]
17 Star Wars Projects to Celebrate ForceFriday
Today is ForceFriday — the day that all the Star Wars toys hit the shelves. People are going absolutely insane over it! Makers can’t just go buy toys though, they have to make stuff! Here are 17 things you can make to celebrate the occasion. Modify a drone into a speeder bike Relive your favorite […]
