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Patent drawing labeled Figure 4 showing a folding quadcopter with a gimbal camera.

DJI Mavic 3 not shown in patent filing – The DJI patent filing that was shown at the end of last week does not show the DJI Mavic 3. Instead, these drawings go back to another filing from August 30, 2017, and explain DJI’s folding mechanism as it is likely used on the DJI Mavic 2.

Screenshot of a Houston news broadcast showing a crashed white drone on pavement.

Drone falls out of the sky onto a police car in Houston, TX – A drone fell out of the sky onto a police car, as officers were investigating a fatal crash in Houston, TX yesterday. As officers were investigating a deadly crash, a drone fell out of the sky onto a police car yesterday around 7:46 p.m.

DJI Matrice 300 RTK hovering above its case and controller near coastal transmission towers.

DJI releases new Mobile SDK and UX SDK for iOS and Android – Today, DJI releases new Mobile SDK and UX SDK for both iOS and Android operating systems. The Mobile SDK supports the DJI Mavic Mini, and adds new features for the DJI Matrice 300 RTK, including diagnostics message for three propeller landing, a consistency upgrade, get aircraft altitude, and get ellipsoid height.

Aerial view of killer whales circling a humpback whale in open ocean.

Drone captures killer whales attacking humpback whale calf – A drone captures a pod of killer whales attacking a humpback whale mother and her calf of the coast of Ningaloo in Western Australia on Friday, in an event rarely seen by scientists.

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Shooting fireworks from a DJI Phantom drone  – Granted this is not the smartest (or even legal) thing to do with a drone, but it is fun to watch. Check out this video in which the folks from ‘Beyond the press’ shoot fireworks from a DJI Phantom drone.

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