Articles about Drones – Page 9 of 11

First legal drone delivery in U.S. carries medical supplies, called ‘Kitty Hawk’ moment

The first legal drone delivery has happened in the United States. No, it wasn’t an Amazon drone delivering some headphones… Read More

Q&A: Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer on drones, VR, wearables and the company’s future in Seattle

Mike Schroepfer, better known around Facebook as “Schrep,” is the company’s chief technology officer — a role that has become increasingly… Read More

The Swiss have started testing mail delivery by drone

Big companies like Amazon aren’t the only ones experimenting with drone delivery. As AFP reports via Business Insider, this week… Read More

All of these companies in Washington, including Amazon, have permission to fly drones

Just a few months ago, the FAA was only allowing a dozen or so companies to fly drones in the… Read More

Drone crashes into woman, knocking her unconscious at Seattle Pride Parade

Celebrating Seattle Pride at Sunday’s parade turned into a not-so-awesome day for one woman when she was knocked unconscious by a… Read More

In California case of drone vs. gun, drone wins

Fights over drones are increasingly common, but rarely do we hear of one making it to court. Until now. A… Read More

Build your own graffiti drone? Artist releases open-source design for autonomous flying vandalism

Katsu, the infamous graffiti artist, has released an open-source design for a drone that will enable artists and/or vandals to… Read More

Amazon exec makes case for drone use beyond pilot’s line of sight in Congressional testimony

Amazon.com continues to push the U.S. Government to adopt regulations that will allow for the operation of automated drones beyond… Read More

New patent shows how Boeing plans to recharge drones in mid-air

A patent awarded to Boeing this week outlines the aerospace giant’s plans for keeping drones in the air longer. The patent describes inflatable drones… Read More

Toss it and forget it, this drone drives itself

Drones seem to be everywhere these days, but most models are still, shall we say, fairly beta? Forget all that.… Read More

Amazon’s delivery drones may track you down to deliver packages

Amazon’s drone delivery is still a little ways off at least, but we got another glimpse at the future today… Read More

In boost to Amazon, FAA to study new regulations that could allow beyond-of-sight flights for drones

Amazon VP of Global Policy Paul Misener testified at a congressional hearing in Washington D.C. in March, expressing concern that the Federal… Read More

In this Silicon Valley fashion show, drones replace models

Overpaid supermodels may become a thing of the past. In this futuristic fashion show, San Francisco-based clothing crowdsourcer Betabrand — home of… Read More

Skyward raises $4.1M to build a network for commercial drone operators

Skyward, a Portland company that’s building network infrastructure for commercial drone operators, today announced a $4.1 million round. GeekWire reported on the… Read More

SkyWard raises more cash to build enterprise software for drones

SkyWard is raising more cash to help develop software for running networks of drones. The Portland-based startup has raised $3.3 million of… Read More

Facebook is building massive drones to bring internet around the world

SAN FRANCISCO– Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is fond of talking about how his company plans to connect the world, but… Read More

Lifeguard drones, hopefully coming to a beach near you

This is an amazing new use for drones — lifeguards. As obvious a use as it sounds, this is the… Read More

What moths, bats and butterflies can teach us: New center to study their flight to develop better drones

There is probably no better engineer on earth to take tips from than nature — and that’s exactly what a… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: State’s proposed drone laws fuel ‘Surveillance Society’ conversation

The Washington State House of Representatives passed several bills Wednesday that would impose new regulations on surveillance technology and drones. The legislation makes… Read More

Cool hack: Guy turns drone into ‘Star Wars’ TIE Fighter

Drones are seemingly everywhere these days and tend to look a lot alike, but this one upgrade will have you… Read More

Amazon’s aerial delivery ambitions dealt a blow by FAA’s newly proposed rules for commercial drones

Updated below with Amazon comment. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday released its proposed rules for commercial unmanned aircraft… Read More

Drones film Death Star, give you sudden urge to visit Legoland

Drones can do so many things, like fly over volcanoes and help out in disaster situations. And now, drones have… Read More

Watch these drones explore a live volcano in Iceland

Drones are more than a mild way to amuse yourself if you get drunk or a weekend hobby, lest we… Read More

Alibaba tests drone package delivery in China in three-day trial

Look out, Amazon: Alibaba has drones, too. The Chinese e-commerce giant’s Taobao marketplace has partnered with Shanghai YTO Express to launch a… Read More

FAA puts 30-mile ‘no drone zone’ into effect for Super Bowl, tells idiots to keep their drones at home

We have the Beast Mode and now we have the No Drone Zone. The FAA wants to ensure that the… Read More

New York Times, Washington Post, NBC also get to test news-gathering drones

We reported earlier this week that the FAA cleared the way for CNN to continue testing drones for news-gathering purposes.… Read More

FAA gives CNN green light to study drones in newsgathering

In the near future, that CNN report might be brought to you courtesy of drones. The Federal Aviation Administration gave… Read More

No fad: Consumer drones will become a $1B global sector by 2018, economist says

LAS VEGAS — If the recent holiday season seemed like a big one for drones, brace yourself, because it’s just… Read More

FAA looking into picture taken by drone above Space Needle

It is an epic photograph, taken from above the Space Needle, with Mt. Rainier in the distance. It has racked… Read More

Letter: Amazon running out of patience with FAA on drone limits

In a new letter to the Federal Aviation Administration, an Amazon executive questions the FAA over its lack of action… Read More