Re-create "Top Gun" in your backyard with the FPV Rockee drone
Rockee is a new Indiegogo project heralded as the "most enjoyable DIY athletic battle drone" on the market.
Amazing SpiderMAV drone fires off webs to gain added stability
Researchers at the U.K.'s Imperial College London have developed a web-shooting drone called SpiderMAV which fires webs for extra stability.
New DJI feature lets some drone pilots fly with more privacy
DJI is seeking to please enterprise and government customers with the launch of a new privacy mode for flights during "sensitive" operations.
This 16-rotor Passenger Drone is the personal taxi service of your dreams
With two passenger seats, 16 rotors, and a touchscreen for navigation, the innovative Passenger Drone promises to transport you in style.
Autonomous drones can now fly in low light thanks to a new type of camera
Swiss researchers have developed a new camera which helps drones fly autonomously no matter what the lighting.
Having the Moment Drone is like having a personal aerial videographer
Who says a moment can't last forever? Certainly not the team behind the Moment Drone, heralded as the best foldable 4K aerial camera.
The home-inspecting Aire drone looks like a flying Amazon Echo
Aevena's new Aire home security drone looks like a flying version of Apple’s HomePod. It's now available for pre-order on Kickstarter.
How do you get kids into coding? Tynker and Parrot let them use it to fly drones
Educational software maker Tynker has partnered with drone maker Parrot to teach kids coding skills using drones and simple software.
Yuneec’s latest UAV is the all-purpose camera drone you’ve been waiting for
Looking for a camera drone for everything from recording high-quality video to night vision? Yuneec's new H520 drone is here to help.
MIT’s RFID drones could solve a multibillion-dollar problem — and find lost keys
MIT researchers want to solve the problem of misplaced items in warehouses or the home using a combination of drones and RFID tags.
Meet TIKAD: the gun-toting drone that can aim, fire, and compensate for recoil
TIKAD is a gun-toting military drone that packs some serious firepower -- ranging from semi automatic weapons to a 40mm grenade launcher.
Chime has a drone and an AI caller to help realtors do their jobs
Chime is the "operating system for the real estate industry" which has announced two innovations in order to help agents do their jobs.
Waiting on an insurance adjuster? You may be waiting on a drone or an app
As per a new survey by LexisNexis Risk Solutions, insurance companies are looking to "virtual" or "touchless" methods of handling claims.
Having conquered Spectacles, Snapchat may move on to selling selfie drones
According to The Information, Snap is "in talks to acquire Zero Zero Robotics," a Chinese selfie drone manufacturer.
The world’s fastest drone flies at almost 1/4 the speed of sound
Regular drones aren't exactly slowpokes, but they're put to shame by the record-breaking DRL RacerX of the Drone Racing League.
Drones, smart sensors, and AI may soon guard the U.S. border
University of Arizona researchers are developing an AI framework that will work out how best to deploy smart tech to patrol the U.S. border.
Lightweight flying squirrel drone could soon carry out military scout missions
The U.S. Army Research Laboratory developed a flying squirrel-inspired scout drone that weighs just over half a pound.
Man arrested for delaying firefighters after flying drone over wildfire
Grounding 14 aircraft battling a massive wildfire, an Arizona man thought operating his drone in a temporary no-fly zone was a good idea.
Oscar Mayer’s ‘Wienerdrone’ is raining hot dogs on customers
Meat and cold cut company Oscar Mayer has just unveiled the WienerDrone, a unique quadcopter that can drop hot dogs from a great height.
Move over, quadcopters! A hexacopter could be the most versatile drone yet
Students from Switzerland have developed a hexacopter with six individually tiltable axes -- offering a massive 12 degrees of freedom.
This drone can travel long distances by stopping to recharge in lakes
SUWAVE is a lake-hopping drone, designed to crash down into bodies of water and recharge with solar panels built into its wings.
No signal? No problem — this drone acts as a mobile cellular base station
Imagine that communications are down following a deadly earthquake! This flying cellular base station drone is designed to help.
Watch a Nintendo Switch survive a 1,000-foot fall from a drone
A drop test of a Nintendo Switch from 1,000 feet went better than expected when it survived almost completely intact.
MIT developed an algorithm that will make drones more agile at high speeds
Current autonomous drones struggle to fly quickly, while managing to dodge obstacles. A new MIT algorithm may have the solution.
With a waterproof camera and hull, Splash Drone 3 isn't afraid of swimming
The Splash Drone is back on Kickstarter with its third UAV capable of both soaring through the air and swimming like a boat.
Quadcopter crash leaves baseball fans feeling rather lucky
The vast majority of drone owners know where they should and shouldn't take their flying machine. This one got it wrong on all counts.
Super agile, ball-fetching drone could make your human friends obsolete
Researchers from ETH Zurich have trained a drone to be able to catch a ball in a tiny net when one is thrown in its direction.
This drone will try to keep its distance if you look annoyed by it
Engineers have developed an autonomous drone blimp with sensors that will help it fly around humans and respond to gestures.
FAA concludes that drones are safer than you may have thought
A new FAA-commissioned report "welcomed" by civilian drone company DJI assures us that we have nothing to fear when it comes to drones.
Is drone giant DJI about to unveil its smallest drone yet?
DJI could be about to launch its smallest drone yet. An event is taking place in New York City on May 24 where all will be revealed.
One day, the night sky will be full of these dazzling light-up spherical drones
Drone entertainment is about to take a dramatic turn after Docomo unveiled what it claims is the "world's first spherical drone display."
DJI, Hasselblad unleash 100-megapixel frankendrone on the friendly skies
DJI and Hasselblad call this system a "world's first," but it is little more than a combination of products that already exist.
For $75,000, you can get the world’s first broadcast-quality 6K VR drone
This isn't your average drone. Meet the Flying Eye from 360 Designs, heralded as the world's first broadcast quality 6K VR drone.