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Not an Airplane Pilot? You Won't Be Flying Commercial Drones
Here’s a regulatory riddle no one has yet solved: Does it take an airplane pilot to fly a small drone?
Right now there’s no simple route to using a drone legally in U.S. airspace for commercial purposes. But no shortage of industries expect to make unmanned aerial vehicles—and their human pilots—a part of the future workforce. The list includes everyone from real estate developers and electrical utilities to farmers and filmmakers. As the Federal Aviation Administration finishes its first draft of new rules this month, business interests have closely monitored requirements for drone pilots. If regulators regard the person at the controls as akin to a private pilot, it would mean upwards of 40 flight hours at a cost of up to $10,000, limiting to pool of workers qualified for the job.
Rapere: An Intercept Drone to Seek and Destroy Other Drones
As drones get cheaper to buy and easier to use, they’re also going to get more and more annoying. Back when they were expensive and complicated and fragile and having one was a big deal, people would be careful with them, and flying them would be enough of an event that you wouldn’t be thinking about all the ways in which it’s possible to use drones to do things that are (at best) obnoxious or (slightly worse) illegal or (way worse) recklessly dangerous.
Chinese drone maker - DJI - takes lead in fast-growing market
Founded in 2009 by an engineer with a childhood love of radio-controlled model planes, DJI has become the world's biggest supplier of civilian drones — possibly the first Chinese company to achieve that status in any consumer industry.
Eric Cheng, Director of Aerial Imaging, DJI presents at TTI/Vanguard's [next] 2014
Aerial Imaging: A Conversation and Demo
Eric Cheng, Director of Aerial Imaging, DJI, and Mike Hawley, TTI/Vanguard Advisory Board
Until recently, RF-controlled fliers were limited to hobbyists and the military. Two years, DJI introduced its first easy-to-fly, stable, yet agile quadcopters with GoPro mounts. Last month, the company announced its Inspire-1, with a modular design that comes initially with a 4K-video, 12-megapixel camera. The lens consists of 9 separate elements, including an aspherical element, for extreme clarity. Applications range from Hollywood films to farming.
RFTC: Drone User Group Network (DUGN) National Conference in Dallas, Texas
The Roswell Flight Test Crew visits the first-ever Drone User Group Network (DUGN) National Conference, held at the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Love Field in Dallas, Texas, on September 13, 2014. At the event, DUGN founder Timothy Reuter announced the winner of the Drone Social Innovation Award, as well as plans to hold next year's event in Oregon. Other presentations looked at the use of drones in search and rescue, disaster relief, environmental conservation and aerial photography, as well as gathering performance data to demonstrate the reliability of drones, open-source programming for 3D Robotics flight control systems and regulatory issues. Speakers included: North Texas Drone User Group leader Chad Frazer; certified fisheries biologist Trent Lews of PondMedics; Rich Hanson, Government and Regulatory Affairs Director for the Academy of Model Aeronautics; Jim Blanchard of the UAS Academy; 3D Robotics software developer Jonathan Challinger; Paul Lake, the founder and executive director of the Search One Rescue Team; Mina Chang and Charles Devaney of Linking the World; and, Gene Robinson of RP Flight Systems, Inc.
FPV Racing - Crash Session!!!
Compilation de 3 sessions du midi avec Bewweb et Le Baron Rouge...
Temps de vol moyen pour moi : 36 secondes... ;-)) Costaud ces bestioles!!
3 noon session compilation with Bewweb and Le Baron Rouge...
Mean flight time for me : 36sec ;-)
Happy cryptonit frame!! ;-)
Porket Racer 240:
Full Carbon Frame
Naze32 Board
RCX Motors
ESC 10A SimonK
Lipo 1300mAh 3S
Mobius Cam
Video 5.8GHz
Amazon Gets Tough With The FAA
I'm not sure anything Amazon said to the FAA could be considered "getting tough." Personally, I don't think the FAA even cares if Amazon moves drone operations overseas.
"In the absence of timely approval by the FAA to conduct outdoor testing," Amazon said in its letter, "we have begun utilizing outdoor testing facilities outside the United States. These non-U.S. facilities enable us to quickly build and modify our Prime Air vehicles as we construct new designs and make improvements."
DJI Inspire 1 early prototype clips of Maui - 4K by Randy Jay Braun
I know 4K won't make a difference on YouTube, but still...
I have DJI Inspire 1 prototype serial #6. It is completely hand-built by engineers about 2 months before release. There were still a few bugs back then.
What a dream to be requested to "go to Maui with this and capture footage".
The final release version (Dec 2014) will blow people away.
Hands-On with DJI's Inspire 1 Quadcopter! by Tested
DJI's new quadcopter is one of the coolest we've seen--a huge upgrade from the current Phantom 2 Vision+ we've been using. The Inspire 1 can record 4K video, lifts its propeller struts, and transmit clear HD video to the pilot. We chat in-depth with Eric Cheng, DJI's Director of Aerial Imaging, about all the new features in the Inspire 1 and then take it out for a test flight!
Thanks to Eric Cheng and DJI for the video coverage and showing us the Inspire !
MAKE: DJI Inspire One - A Professional Grade Flying Camera
More here: http://makezine.com/2014/11/19/dji-in...
The latest drone from DJI is a 4k flying stabilized camera that is packed with technology for the professional video market.
DJI – Introducing the Inspire 1
Redefining what it means to take to the sky and fly, the DJI Inspire 1 is the most advanced ready-to-fly system for everyone. Packed with the latest technology in photography, videography, and flight, this all-in-one platform empowers you to create stunning footage for any use.
Presented by Philip Bloom.
DJI Inspire 1 – “Vintage” Teaser
The DJI Inspire 1 fits into your lifestyle whether you plan to use it for business, pleasure, or both. Fly with the 4K camera, and this professional system transforms everything you create.
Featuring Ian Bohen.
Learn more about the DJI Inspire 1 at: http://www.dji.com/inspire1
Watch this insectoid robot brutally attack a cute plush toy
I already hate this thing for its horribly evil insect-like looks and creepy agility, but any robot that can grab cute teddy bears in a death grip deserves a little respect. Thus, we present to you the omni-directional insect robot.
Pentagon to Test Guided Parachute Drops From UAVs
In August, the first UAV-to-soldier airdrop test will occur in California, using a small unmanned airplane and guided parachutes. An all-composite T-20 Arcturus unmanned airplane will drop 10-pound supplies during a test at Camp Roberts. The T-20 is being made to fly missions up to 16 hours long, navigate waypoints and land autonomously.
RISE
A climbing robot that grasps the micro-texture of the surface using special feet and special motions. The development team includes U Penn, Stanford, Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon and Boston Dynamics. The work was funded by DARPA.
PETMAN Prototype
Biped robot that balances dynamically using a human-like walking motion. It is a close relative to BigDog, sharing elements of the mechanical design and control.
Robot Fish
A robotic fish developed by scientists from Essex University is put through its paces in a special tank at the London Aquarium. It works via sensors and has autonomous navigational control.
LittleDog
LittleDog was developed by Boston Dynamics with funding from DARPA. It is used for research on legged locomotion and learning by groups at MIT, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, USC, U Penn and IHMC.
Boston Dynamics Big Dog Ft. Benning
This is the Army news channel Benning Report spot on the Boston Dynamics robot Big Dog.
Spider Robot using Arduino and Processing...
Spider Robot Design, using, 18 Micro Servo, Arduino, Maestro Servo driver and Voice Recognition card.
Israeli Military Testing 'robotic' Snake
According to news reports, the Israeli military has developed a "robotic" snake that can transmit video and audio as it crawls through difficult terrain.
X-37B on Atlas V 501
A secret space plane that has been years in the making is now set to launch into the final frontier. The United States Air Force plans to launch the X37B orbital test vehicle tomorrow, to perform a series of tests. Is this the beginning of the United States going above and beyond in space exploration or the beginning of the militarization of space?
Shape-shifting robot forms from magnetic swarm
See some prototypes of robot swarms created by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. LINK
Shape-shifting "sheets" automatically fold into multiple shapes
A programmable sheet self-folds into a boat- and into a plane-shape
Credit: Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and MIT/CSAIL.
Having a plane that can fly continuously without refueling has long been a dream of military planners, but that dream might soon become reality if the QinetiQ Zephyr solar plane lives up to its billing.
NXT Segway with Leaning Rider
Yes, it's a toy... but, the potential is pretty high to have it enhanced for robotic patrols with a chain-gun attached.
'SpiderBot' shoots tethered plungers to move around like Spider-Man
From the Ben Gurion University's robotics lab in Israel comes the SpiderBot, which gets around in much the same way as the Man. The robot's webs are actually tethered plungers that it can pull away from a surface, reel back in and then aim and shoot with its swiveling arms. It's still a little slow when it comes to getting around, but could this wall-climber be the first step toward a robot that uses swinging as its main method of locomotion?
Not much else is known about the SpiderBot. Will it fight crime? Just crack-wise? Who knows...
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