Articles about Drones – Page 10 of 11

My first time piloting a drone: A little fear, no crash landings

We’ve been writing a lot about drones, covering everything from small startups to the efforts of Amazon.com. But until Saturday,… Read More

Drones on tour: Portland startup SkyWard teams with NASA to demonstrate value of aerial robots

SkyWard, a Portland, Ore., startup that makes software for running networks of drones, is teaming with NASA to conduct demonstrations of… Read More

The dark side of drones: Chris Anderson and Chad Copeland address privacy concerns

As drones become more commonplace, and are adopted by anyone from real estate agents to neighborhood enthusiasts, society is having to… Read More

Chris Anderson: Commercial drone market will overshadow personal and military use

Once the Federal Aviation Administration makes its rules about how drones can be used by businesses, the growing drone market… Read More

New Jersey man shoots neighbor’s drone with shotgun after it flies over home

What do you do if you see your neighbor’s camera-equipped drone hovering above you house? Practice skeet shooting, perhaps? One… Read More

Video: Drone captures aerial footage of massive Seattle fire

Crowds of onlookers gathered across the street from a huge fire in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood today, shooting pictures and video… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: How drones are changing the world of photography

Our guest on the GeekWire radio show this week is Chad Copeland, an adventure and natural history photographer and videographer… Read More

Hollywood takes to the skies: FAA approves some drone use for filming

Get ready for some amazing aerial footage, courtesy of Hollywood. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration this week granted regulatory exemptions to… Read More

Commentary: Welcoming the drones

I started flying in small planes in high school. I can vividly remember my first flight in a little Cessna.… Read More

Richard Branson invests in drone company 3D Robotics

Richard Branson is already pretty well-versed in the airline industry. Now the business mogul is investing some dough into drones.… Read More

Avoiding news copters and skyscrapers: NASA developing automated air traffic control system for drones

Everyone is talking about drones. From bans at National Parks to Google’s new experimental Project Wing, unmanned aerial vehicles are… Read More

Unmanned surveillance aircraft maker Insitu takes flight with new CEO

Insitu has a new leader at the helm. The Boeing maker of unmanned aircraft systems, including the ScanEagle and Integrator,… Read More

How geeks go camping: Drones, lasers and more from ToorCamp 2014

Editor’s Note: Amal Graafstra was one of hundreds of people who attended ToorCamp, a summer camp for geeks earlier this month on the… Read More

Amazon employee buzzes Seattle’s Space Needle with drone

An Amazon.com employee allegedly flew a drone right past Seattle’s iconic Space Needle, sparking even more debate in a city… Read More

FAA approves drones to monitor wildfires in Washington state

In the event wildfires break out in Washington state this year, the Department of Natural Resources will be able to… Read More

Fiction meets fact: Author publishes ‘Drones over Seattle’ as Amazon seeks FAA clearance

Consultant and contract engineer Richard Clark published his new work of fiction, “Drones Over Seattle,” for the Amazon Kindle just last week… Read More

Amazon asks FAA to allow Prime Air drone test flights

Amazon has filed a petition with the FAA asking the agency to allow expanded testing of the company’s Prime Air… Read More

Amazon’s drones still on track for take-off despite new FAA guidelines

Amazon’s experimental drone delivery project has not been grounded by new rules set forth by the FAA. The Federal Aviation Administration… Read More

Update: Amazon says delivery drones not grounded by FAA

Update: Amazon said in a statement that this will not affect their drone project because it applies to hobby aircraft,… Read More

High-tech peepers? Cops called after drone spotted outside of Seattle woman’s apartment window

Is this a new form of high-tech voyeurism? A building manager called police on Sunday after a Seattle woman spotted… Read More

No drones for you! National Park Service to ban unmanned aircraft

Too bad drone lovers. You may no longer be able fly unmanned aerial vehicles in your favorite National Parks. The… Read More

Zuckerberg details plans to use drones to blanket Earth with high-speed Internet

Mark Zuckerberg took to his personal Facebook page to detail plans to utilize drones, satellites and lasers to “deliver Internet to everyone.”… Read More

Drone pilot who beat FAA regs is skeptical about Amazon drone delivery

Amazon’s plans for a Prime Air drone delivery service captured the imagination of people who want their packages delivered by small, flying… Read More

Teledesic 2.0? Facebook looking to buy solar-powered drone maker Titan to deliver Internet access from the skies

Craig McCaw’s Teledesic raised hundreds of millions of dollars in the 1990s to build low-orbiting satellites that could deliver high-speed… Read More

Drone entrepreneur Chris Anderson is skeptical about Amazon’s drone delivery plan

SAN FRANCISCO – While he was thrilled to show off his company’s new drones at the Launch Festival in San… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Amazon Drones, Artefact’s ‘Juice Box,’ a beautiful app and a classic console challenge

We’re getting very futuristic on this week’s GeekWire radio show — starting with our thoughts on Amazon’s surprising “Prime Air”… Read More

Eric Schmidt says consumers shouldn’t have drones, even though Google wants to use them

In an interview with the Guardian, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said that consumers shouldn’t be able to keep drones… Read More

Geek humor: Parodies take to the skies after Amazon’s drone announcement

One of the great things about the Internet is that any news event of sufficient size will be parodied to… Read More

Amazon’s big surprise: Flying drones will deliver packages to customer doorsteps

Here is the big surprise unveiled by Amazon on 60 Minutes tonight: The company is working on an R&D project… Read More

Video: Protestors hijack Seattle police meeting on new aerial drone program

Well, this didn’t turn out the way The Seattle Police Department had hoped. Speaking at the Garfield Community Center Thursday… Read More