Articles about drone

Washington state will use drones to restore areas affected by graffiti

Drone technology is already being used in Washington state to help fight wildfires and aid police. Now state transportation officials… Read More

Drone industry leaders urge U.S. lawmakers to get out of ‘regulatory limbo’

When it comes to regulations on what flies through America’s skies, policy has not kept up with technology, representatives of… Read More

Drone over stadium disrupts Seahawks game in Seattle, a day after same problem at UW game

The football game between the Seattle Seahawks and Atlanta Falcons was stopped and delayed on Sunday when a drone was… Read More

Amazon’s drone delivery program will launch in Texas

Amazon is bringing its drones to Texas. The tech giant said Friday that customers in College Station, Texas, will be… Read More

Amazon will finally deliver packages via drone for the first time in the U.S. later this year

Nearly a decade after first revealing its plan to deliver items via drones, Amazon is finally putting its technology to… Read More

‘Smellicopter’ takes flight at UW with moth antenna on drone to fly toward smells and avoid obstacles

University of Washington researchers continue to push the boundaries between the technical and insect worlds in the pursuit of gaining… Read More

Drone home: Amazon’s new Ring indoor security camera gives flight to new privacy concerns

Amazon drones will probably be zipping around outside your house to drop off packages before too long. But before that… Read More

Amazon’s drone delivery ambitions hit key milestone with new FAA approval

The Federal Aviation Administration this weekend approved Amazon’s Prime Air arm as an official “air carrier,” marking a key milestone… Read More

Amazon envisions aerial drones pulling skiers and surfers across water, new patent filing reveals

Amazon isn’t just thinking about delivery with its drones. The new patent made public this week reveals an idea for… Read More

Coolest thing we’ve seen this week? This drone video of ‘Black Lives Matter’ street art in Seattle

Photographers on the ground have captured some gripping and historic images during the protests that have swept across the country… Read More

Amazon shows off new all-electric Prime Air drone that will start delivering packages ‘within months’

LAS VEGAS — Amazon’s drone ambitions took another step forward today as the tech giant revealed its latest delivery drone… Read More

Amazon patents a ‘gust resistant location marker’ to defy wind and downdraft in drone deliveries

If the winds of change are blowing when it comes to how packages will be delivered to our homes, Amazon… Read More

How do you direct a drone to drop off your purchases? Amazon has a patent for that

A newly published patent hints at the system that Amazon just might use to guide delivery drones to their destinations,… Read More

New drone video captures dozens of colorful murals decorating buildings along Seattle’s ‘SODO Track’

If you haven’t ridden transit into or out of South Seattle lately, you may have missed the giant, colorful murals… Read More

Amazon Prime Air drone gets delivered to Smithsonian for museum display in 2021

Amazon’s drone delivery service is still in its experimental phase, but it’s already destined to become a part of American… Read More

Drone deliveries are ‘going to happen’ despite regulatory hurdles, says drone mapping startup CEO

Drone deliveries are coming. While some autonomous transportation technologies like self-driving cars are still years or even decades away from… Read More

Drone video documents a disturbingly close encounter with passenger plane

An apparent close call between a drone and a passenger airliner over Las Vegas is the subject of an investigation… Read More

Alexa-enabled Amazon drones could talk with customers when delivering packages

In the future, Amazon drones may be able to tell you to get out of the way — and listen… Read More

U.S. drone sales double year-over-year, with premium products driving revenue

Drones may be expensive, but U.S. consumers are still buying them. A new report from The NPD Group found that… Read More

Drone video captures closer look at Bertha as tunnel machine chews its way to daylight

Update: WSDOT released a new drone video on Thursday (above) with additional footage and sound to replace the previous video.… Read More

Watch dramatic new video shot by a drone flying high over the Amazon Spheres in Seattle

Rudy Willingham, a Seattle drone photographer with a thing for architecture, has captured dramatic new video footage of the Amazon… Read More

UPS testing drones that launch from trucks to shave delivery times in rural areas

Using drones to deliver packages doesn’t need to eliminate delivery drivers’ jobs. Under a new system tested by UPS this… Read More

Dramatic video footage shows drone circling and then crashing into Seattle’s Space Needle

Dramatic footage shot by a drone circling Seattle’s Space Needle shows workers preparing for the recent New Year’s Eve fireworks display… Read More

Watch a drone from Washington’s Aerovel fly over Arctic sea ice in mission to guide fleet of ships

Navigating Arctic sea ice and fog can be a daunting prospect for even the most seasoned ship crews. But long-range… Read More

Jeff Bezos: Amazon drones will find landing spots using symbols printed out by customers

Amazon’s delivery drones will be able to fly up to 20 miles at speeds faster than 50 mph, and find their landing… Read More

This University of Washington spin-out can charge robots and drones wirelessly

WiBotic is coming out of stealth mode. The University of Washington spin-out today revealed more details about its technology that wirelessly… Read More

Amazon envisions drone recharging stations on street lights, patent filing shows

Imagine sitting at an intersection, waiting for the light to change, when your dazed reverie is interrupted by a drone… Read More

Fly inside Seattle’s tunnel: Drone video shows progress during Alaskan Way Viaduct closure

As Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct sat free of cars overhead and drivers attempted to move around the city during the roadway’s planned… Read More

Apple ‘Spaceship Campus’ taking shape in latest drone video of massive new headquarters

A new drone flyover video shows the progress being made on the massive Apple Campus 2 under construction in Cupertino,… Read More

Flirtey makes first urban drone delivery in FAA test, beating Amazon to the punch

A startup named Flirtey says it’s executed the first FAA-approved urban drone delivery in the United States, in a test that… Read More