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Impossible Aerospace US-1 electric drone promises two-hour flights

JC Torres | Sep 12, 2018

Drones are all over the place but as prevalent, annoying, or dangerous they may be, they are severely limited by the laws of physics which, in turn, severely limits their flying time. Despite its name, Impossible Aerospace is making the impossible possible with its first product, the Impossible US-1 drone. Because while it runs on purely electric power, the company promises flying times of up to two hours, with payloads that reach up to 2 kilos.

Skydio Autonomy Platform brings R1 self-driving drone smarts to devs

Chris Burns | Sep 6, 2018

The folks at Skydio made a drone that took self-driving car-like tech to the skies - now they're releasing that tech to developers. With the Skydio Autonomy Platform, developers were invited this week by the Skydio team to join in on the Skydio R1 fun with Skills. Skills can be developed by developers "in a few lines of Python via a rich set of APIs." How much could this affect the life of the average SlashGear reader? Maybe a little, maybe a lot.

Flytrex Golf brings drone-based food delivery to US golf course

Brittany A. Roston | Sep 5, 2018

Flytrex is bringing drone-based food delivery to a golf course in North Dakota, marking the first time golfers in the US will be able to receive meals from the sky. The service is being launched in conjunction with Ease Drones and the King's Walk Course, and revolves around a mobile app golfers will use to order food.

DJI Mavic 2 Zoom shoots for versatility in drone photography

Chris Burns | Aug 23, 2018

There's a new set of DJI Mavic 2 drones out in detail this morning, and right here we're talking about the ZOOM. There's also a DJI Mavic 2 and a DJI Mavic 2 Pro. The latter of those two, the Pro, was also just revealed in full this morning. Here we're taking a peek at the specs of the Mavic 2 Zoom, what DJI is positioning as the most versatile of the bunch.

DJI Mavic 2 Pro brings a beefy camera in a tiny drone body

Eric Abent | Aug 23, 2018

DJI is currently hosting an event in New York, and as expected, the company has revealed its next consumer drones. DJI pulled the veil off the Mavic 2 Pro today, almost two years after it introduced the first Mavic Pro. DJI product communication lead Michael Oldenburg said that the company's creative team has spent much of these last two years working with users to figure out what they would like to see in a follow up.

DJI Mavic 2 Pro and Mavic 2 Zoom drones leak again

Chris Davies | Aug 22, 2018

DJI's two new drones have leaked again, with high-resolution images of the DJI Mavic 2 models breaking cover early. The drone-maker is expected to take the wraps off the two new flying cameras in an event in New York City later this week.

Air Hogs Supernova Review: Simple drone with motion control

Chris Burns | Aug 21, 2018

Over the past week we've played with the Air Hogs Supernova, a tiny drone made to be minimal. This drone is controlled with an on-switch and sensors. The user tells the drone what to do and how to act with a series of gestures - hand signals in the air - and all power is provided by a charging cable that's not unlike what smartphone users have for their smartphone. This drone is just about as simple as a drone gets.

Yuneec Mantis Q drone offers 4K camera, voice control, and 44mph speed

Brittany A. Roston | Aug 14, 2018

Consumer-tier camera drones are nothing new, but they usually come with many compromises not found on larger, more expensive drones. One of those compromises is typically flight time, which can be as low as a few minutes depending on model. Yuneec is here to offer an alternative, announcing its new Mantis Q model with up to 33-minutes of flight per charge. The drone also packs voice control, a 4K camera, and more.

AirSelfie2 mini-drone with 12MP camera now available

Brittany A. Roston | Aug 8, 2018

The tiny drone designed to take selfies from the sky, AirSelfie, is back with some important updates. The company behind the device has officially launched AirSelfie2, a sequel to the pocket-sized drone that improves the camera's resolution, as well as increasing both the storage and battery capacities. The device's core functionalities -- fitting in a pocket and fly through the air -- remain unchanged.

DJI Mavic 2 drone leak confirms Pro and Zoom models

Adam Westlake | Jul 29, 2018

The follow-up to DJI's flagship Mavic drone has been a bit of an open secret recently, but it seems the early release of an advertisement has revealed the last remaining details. The newest issue of the UK catalog Argos has spilled the beans on almost everything except the pricing, and drone fans have been quick to share the ad online. The biggest surprise is that the Mavic 2 will come in two distinct models, Pro and Zoom.

Stolen USAF drone documents appear for sale on the dark web

Brittany A. Roston | Jul 11, 2018

Hackers who stole a US Air Force drone manual were caught trying to sell it on the dark web, a security firm has reported. The discovery was made on June 1 by Recorded Future's Insikt Group, which was monitoring for "criminal actor activities" on the parts of the Internet where few people venture. The documents reportedly were associated with the USAF's MQ-9, an unmanned aerial vehicle more commonly known as a UAV or drone.

Facebook pulls plug on making its own drones

Brittany A. Roston | Jun 26, 2018

In 2014, Facebook began working on a high altitude platform station (HAPS) system called Aquila. This solar-powered drone was designed to act a relay station for high-speed Internet access beamed from the sky. The goal was to provide rural communities with Internet access beyond what's available locally, but plans have changed and Facebook is back with a big announcement: it has shuttered the drone aspect of the project.