After a tortuous amount of teasing, we finally have a new DJI drone to be excited about. Rather than launching a big, high-end drone, the company has decided to shrink things down significantly, revealing the Mavic Mini to the world. It’s a folding machine unlike any other we’ve seen so … Read more
Despite being an early pioneer of smart camera drone technology, Parrot hasn’t been much of a force in the modern drone industry. Then, seemingly out of the blue, we got the Anafi drone. A competitor for mid- to high-end consumer drones that , while no perfect, offered a fresh choice … Read more
When most people thing of multirotor drones, they think of something that looks more or less like a DJI Phantom. In other words, a fixed-frame craft with four rotors arranged in a square pattern. Of course, these days there are many designs. We have six- and eight- rotor drones for … Read more
Just a little while ago I wrote about the teasers, rumors and leaks surrounding the enigmatic company that brought us the original Skydio drone. A drone that emphasized autonomy above all, which meant it neglected some fundamentals in order to provide the closest thing to total hands-off flying we’ve seen … Read more
When I was a kid, the sorts of robots we got to play with, well. sucked. Now we have flying robots, rolling robots and incredibly advanced toy robots all over the place. A career in robotics is one of the most promising options, if you still want to be employed after … Read more
Human beings have been pretty shameless when it comes to stealing from nature to solve our own problems. Billions of years and the relentless work of natural selection have resulted in some pretty amazing technical solutions within the natural world. Heck, the wing shape of actual birds was the key … Read more
Wouldn’t it just be hilarious if we ended up with proper, Fifth Element-esque flying taxis before we get self-driving ground cars. Because I’ll tell you, right now it looks to be heading that way. We’ve seen passenger drones from Ehang which were quite impressive and have been following the exploits … Read more
Oh Canada, the more polite, friendlier northern neighbor of the USA. Home to some of the most amazing natural wonders in the world and supplier of at least half of Hollywood royalty. There are lots of nice things to be said about the North American country that still likes the … Read more