The Hover Camera by Zero Zero Robotics, is a compact, foldable drone that comes with a high-definition camera. The drone opens into a square shape when it’s ready to launch and folds in half when it’s not in use. Simply toss it into the air and let it self-stabilize, and it will trail behind you. The main camera at… Continue reading Hover Camera: Foldable Self-Flying Camera Drone
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DJI Introduces New Matrice 600 Aerial Platform
DJI introduces next-generation Matrice 600 aerial platform a heavy-lifting platform that gives you the freedom to use the best camera equipment available to shoot from the sky. Its capable of extended flight times and featuring built-in and add-on redundancies for maximum reliability, the M600 is the ideal camera systems made for professional filmmaking. The drone… Continue reading DJI Introduces New Matrice 600 Aerial Platform
Flyboard Air Hoverboard
Zapata Racing created a hoverboard, called Flyboard Air that has enough power to fly autonomously for 10 minutes with a ceiling of 3,048 meters (10,000 feet), and reach a top speed of 150 km/h (93,2 mp/h). The Flyboard Air was tested over water because of how dangerously high it can fly. Watch the video below.
The Dazzling Flying Machines of the Future
At the TED Conference, Engineer Raffaello D’Andrea gave a demonstration of a number of prototypes drones underdevelopment, that could become the future of autonomous flight. D’Andrea show drones that play catch, balance and make decisions together, like the dazzling display of coordinated micro-quadcopters in formation. Watch the video below.
2500 Meters Chamonix Wingsuit Flight
Brandon Mikesell attempted a death-defying flight over in Chamonix, France jumping from Le Brévent mountain, which was shot using a GoPro camera attached to his helmet. The video below features the daredevil jumping from the mountain (2500 meters above sea level) and heading extremely close to trees, cliffs and rocks.
Jeremy Clarkson Unveils Amazon Prime Air Delivery Service
Amazon has released a new video featuring former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson talking about the benefits of using Amazon Prime Air drone delivery service. The new drone looks a lot different from the prototype that Amazon showed us about two years ago. This one has a more commercial look with the package item hidden… Continue reading Jeremy Clarkson Unveils Amazon Prime Air Delivery Service
Skydivers Set New Vertical Formation World Record
A group of skydivers assembled at Skydive Chicago to attempt a new vertical world record by creating a giant flower formation above central Illinois, Chicago. The plan involved 164 skydivers joining together to make a giant tower formation as they flew upside-down at speeds of up to 386kph (240 mph). Red Bull Air Force team members Jon DeVore and Mike Swanson… Continue reading Skydivers Set New Vertical Formation World Record
Lexus Has Created a Real Hoverboard
Lexus claims to have made a real working hoverboard that uses electromagnets and liquid nitrogen to float. The levitating board called Slide, and was tested at a specially-made skate park near Barcelona. Working with a team of scientists, Lexus took more than a year to work on the concept of the magnetic levitation hoverboard. To… Continue reading Lexus Has Created a Real Hoverboard