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DreamHammer Announces First Commercially Available Software that can control any Drone or Robot

22 May 2013
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DreamHammer Announces First Commercially Available Software that can control any Drone or Robot

SANTA MONICA, Calif – DreamHammer announced the beta launch of its drone control software.  Called Ballista®, the software is an intelligent control platform that for the first time integrates unrelated unmanned drones and robots from different manufacturers into one system.  Ballista is poised to become the industry standard for drone and robot control software for the multi-billion dollar global unmanned...

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QuadH2o

21 May 2013
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QuadH2o

The QuadH2o is a new design in Quadcopter, offering professionals the ability to safely capture aerial and video photography whilst flying over water with peace of mind knowing that the system is safe in the event of a flyaway or power failure. It’s lightweight, streamlined hull enables 10+ minute flight times and great maneuverability, whilst its water resistant, strong...

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X47 B Touch and Go

20 May 2013
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X47 B Touch and Go

An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator conducts a touch and go landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), marking the first time any unmanned aircraft has completed a touch and go landing at sea. George H.W. Bush is conducting training operations in the Atlantic Ocean. Next stop, the full...

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Michael Hutt program manager USGS to speak at sUSBexpo

18 May 2013
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Michael Hutt program manager USGS to speak at sUSBexpo

Michael Hutt will share insights from the USGS and their unmanned aircraft operations at the Small Unmanned Systems Business Expo July 25th – 26th at the TechShop San Francisco The USGS National UAS Project Office at the Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center (GECSC) is located in Denver CO, and is an operational component of the Climate and Land Use...

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Texas Senate approves bill to curtail drone photography

18 May 2013
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Texas Senate approves bill to curtail drone photography

Remember the River of Blood story, it went viral. Seems the Texa’s senate would prefer to sweep what Texan businesses get up to under the carpet. If this act makes it all the way through and you let this sort of images out into the wild you will be facing the law. It should not have taken the images...

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NPPA & Other Groups Oppose Texas Drone Bill

18 May 2013
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NPPA & Other Groups Oppose Texas Drone Bill

The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), joined by The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., The American Society of Media Photographers, The Radio Television Digital News Association, and The Society of Professional Journalists, has submitted letters to each of the Texas Senators, expressing extreme opposition to House Bill 912, which has passed the Texas House and is quickly making...

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Sky-Futures reaching parts others cannot reach

17 May 2013
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Sky-Futures reaching parts others cannot reach

The team at Sky-Futures are always exploring the edge of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology and where it can be used to enhance offshore inspection techniques. Working with forward thinking, innovative parters such as E.ON Energy – the third largest offshore windplayer in the world – Sky-Futures have been delivering cutting edge detailed inspections at the E.ON Energy Rodsand...

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DroneDeploy web based drone control

16 May 2013
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DroneDeploy web based drone control

DroneDeploy announced today that it is launching a web-based drone control platform. Available at www.dronedeploy.com, the site enables users to operate multiple drones at the same time, on any web-enabled device. Mike Winn, said “We built DroneDeploy to help people get stuff done with drones – we want to make it easier, safer and help people stay within the...

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DJI Innovations | Aerial Video Competition

16 May 2013
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DJI Innovations | Aerial Video Competition

The Fuji Mountain in Japan, the Dutch Windmills in Holland, Stonehenge in England, the African Savannah, the Niagara Falls, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the Yellowstone National Park in the United States, The Grand Canyon, the Cristo Redentor in Rio DE Janeiro, Brazil, the Pyramids in Egypt, the Hoover Dam in the United States… DJI is hosting an...

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Sky-Futures new London offices

16 May 2013
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Sky-Futures new London offices

Sky-Futures have made a move to new offices close to Heathrow. They have taken over the first floor of The Old Vinyl Factory in Hayes. It is a huge complex that was once the home to EMI records. They even have an indoor flight test area for their rotary UA . For clients wanting to visit They are right by the...

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