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Drones

Killer drones unleashed

Seven minutes of terror: AI activists turn concerns about killer robots into a movie

As if the mere phrase “killer robots” weren’t scary enough, AI researchers and policy advocates have put together a video… Read More

Amazon drone delivery

FAA lays out process for advanced drone operations, giving a lift to Amazon’s plans

The Federal Aviation Administration today followed up on a White House mandate to speed progress toward drone deliveries by laying… Read More

President Trump

President Trump, a frequent Amazon critic, may have just helped the retail giant on its pioneering drone delivery quest

Tech giants are not always on the same page with President Donald Trump. But they might have found some common… Read More

Drone flight

Boeing HorizonX invests in Near Earth Autonomy, boosting self-flying tech

Boeing’s venture capital arm, Boeing HorizonX, says it has made a substantial investment in Near Earth Autonomy, a Pittsburgh-based startup… Read More

WiBotic PowerPad

UW spinout WiBotic unveils its PowerPad wireless charging system for drones

Seattle-based WiBotic today took the wraps off an integrated wireless charging pad for drones, as well as an onboard charger… Read More

Scientists launch drones to collect vital data on beloved orcas, hoping to stop slide toward extinction

Holly Fearnbach and John Durban’s morning started with a ping via text around 5:30 a.m. A couple who lives on… Read More

Passenger Drone

Passenger Drone joins the fray in global race to market autonomous flying cars

“Taking autonomous to the sky: You knew it was coming.” Swiss-based Passenger Drone is following up on the tag line… Read More

Zipline drone

Zipline expands medical drone delivery to Tanzania with aid from Gates Foundation

While Amazon continues testing drone delivery systems for popcorn and other consumer goods, a startup called Zipline is expanding its… Read More

Airborne monitoring station

Battle of the retail blimps: Amazon and Walmart propose airship drone stations

We already know about Amazon’s concept for airship warehouses to support drone deliveries, but here’s a new twist: Now the… Read More

Pro Aerial League

Professional drone racers start new league with six teams and big inaugural event in Everett arena

This isn’t your kid’s Christmas-present drone, floating over the backyard to snap an aerial picture of the family picnic. The… Read More

Insitu ScanEagle drone

Boeing drone subsidiary Insitu joins new partnership to track wildfires day and night

There’s new cause for hope in the fight against wildfires, and it involves Insitu, a Boeing subsidiary that’s headquartered in Bingen,… Read More

Amazon’s latest crazy drone idea: Charging and repair stations on roaming cars, boats and trucks

Amazon engineers are spending a lot of time thinking about how to make the company’s lofty drone delivery ambitions a… Read More

Facebook Aquila drone

Facebook revs up race for global internet access with ‘successful’ drone test flight

The drive to provide global internet access from the air is more of a horse race in the wake of… Read More

Drone

Report: Commercial drone services could generate billions of dollars by 2025

Commercial drones and their services are expected to become a multibillion-dollar industry in the next decade, according to a new… Read More

Wienerfleet

Ketchup to this news, hot dog lovers — Oscar Mayer adds a drone to its WienerFleet of vehicles

Just in time for Fourth of July celebrations, hot dogs will be falling from the sky. Oscar Mayer announced Monday… Read More

Drone inspecting wind turbines

Clobotics raises $5M and opens office in Seattle area for drone data monitoring

Small drones, big data and computer vision: That’s the tech-frontier trifecta for Clobotics, a Shanghai startup that says it’s raised… Read More

Multi-level fulfillment center

Amazon’s delivery drone hive looks like it came from a sci-fi movie nightmare

If filmmakers ever decide to do a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds,” with drones instead of birds, they could… Read More

Amazon patents delivery drone designs with adjustable arms and a winch

Two of Amazon’s newly published patents cover some unorthodox features for delivery drones, including rotor arms that extend and bend… Read More

Amazon proposes a ‘virtual safety shroud’ to protect pets and people from drones

What happens if a child or a dog wanders into range while a drone is dipping down to make a delivery?… Read More

Drones vs. trucks: UW study compares carbon footprints for delivery methods

Delivering items with drones instead of trucks is likely to reduce carbon dioxide emissions for short-range trips, or on routes with… Read More

Amazon works on drone traffic control software at French development center

Amazon has added France to the list of countries where the Seattle-based retailer is working on its drone delivery system, with… Read More

Echodyne's Eben Frankenberg

Echodyne gets $29M from NEA, Bill Gates and others to boost radar for drones

Microsoft co-founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen are among the investors putting another $29 million into Echodyne, the Intellectual Ventures spin-out… Read More

Aerix Drone

Hobbyist defeats FAA in battle over drone registration, but says the fight’s not over

Recreational drone users no longer have to register their flying machines with the Federal Aviation Administration, thanks to a federal court… Read More

Fixed-wing drone

Drone sets a long-distance delivery record

Team Roadrunner, a Nevada-based drone consortium, says it set a record for long-distance drone delivery last week in Texas. The… Read More

UW spinout WiBotic lands $2.5M to build technology that charges drones and robots wirelessly

University of Washington spinout WiBotic, which is building technology that wirelessly powers drones and other robotic devices, has raised $2.5… Read More

Autonomous deliveries? Secretive Amazon team explores the potential for self-driving vehicles

Amazon has had a team dedicated to researching autonomous vehicles for more than a year, according to a report from the Wall… Read More

Drone delivery

Airbus strikes drone delivery deal with Singapore Post; Skyways trial set for 2018

Airbus Helicopters has partnered with Singapore Post for its Skyways drone delivery project, due to begin trials at the National… Read More

Amazon drone with Bloe Origin spaceship at MARS 2017

Video provides another look at Amazon delivery drone (and Blue Origin spaceship)

We already knew that Amazon provided a rare public demonstration of its delivery drone dropping off some sunscreen at this… Read More

Intel droneworks display

Who needs fireworks? Amazon’s MARS attendees go gaga over Intel’s ‘droneworks’

The synchronized drone display that accompanied Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl halftime show may have been recorded in advance, but a similar… Read More

Amazon delivery drone

Amazon Prime Air delivery drone drops off sunscreen during semi-public U.S. debut

Amazon’s Prime Air drone made its first package delivery in December, in England, but regular folks haven’t seen it in action… Read More

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