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DJI has announced the release of the DJI Phantom 2 Vision+, the world’s first flying camera that captures stabilized HD video out of the box. The DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ features a built-in camera that shoots 1080p video at 30 frame-per-second (fps) and takes 14-megapixel pictures. The camera is mounted to a gimbal, an electronic stabilizer, ensuring the steadiness of the camera on 3 axes – pitch, roll and yaw – regardless of wind conditions or flight speed. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Corp. will build five long-range unmanned helicopters for operation from destroyers and other surface warships under terms of a $43.8 million U.S. Navy contract announced last week.
SelfieBot is fully autonomous and capable of flight. Forged from cutting-edge technology and programmed with advanced artificial intelligence, SelfieBot hovers at your side and records your life in high definition. Continue reading
Students at the University of North Georgia are developing an idea is for a human brain to send signals through the electroencephalogram-sensor headset to a small, unmanned helicopter. The wearer would then control a UAS via his thoughts, without using manual controls. Continue reading
Richard Evans is IT manager for SpawGlass, a Texas-based general contractor who believes that using UAS at construction sites an idea that will fly.“These can get in close where helicopters can’t. They will become commonplace in the construction industry,” he said. Continue reading
In February, Sweden’s CybAero announced that it had received an order for unmanned helicopter systems to be delivered to an unnamed end-user in China. The company has now revealed that this end user is in fact China Customs, and the purchased systems will be used for various tasks such as customs control, port management, and to counter smuggling.
This UAS video lets us fly through narrow passageways into the luminous ice caves of Alaska. Firelight Films claims that Bigger Than Life represents the first documented UAS flight through ice caves. Continue reading
Antony Jinman, British Explorer, teamed with Parrot for an amazing expedition – a 47-day solo trek the South Pole.
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