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Antigravity A1

Antigravity A1 Hits $799 Without Goggles. New Controller Skips the US

Antigravity's $799 A1 Follow Me Bundle drops the goggles, adds a watch and ring and weighs 351 g. Its new dual-stick controller and 4G module skip the US.

Haye KestelooOct 20

Rows of semiconductor manufacturing tools and monitors under yellow light inside an Intel cleanroom

FCC Filing

Intel Asks FCC to Spare Its Fab Robots From the Drone-Ban Playbook

Intel asked the FCC on October 16 to waive Covered List rules for the foreign-made robots in its fabs, the origin-based ban that hit DJI drones in 2025.

Haye KestelooOct 20

Amazon

Westborough Votes 510-13 to Ban Amazon Drone Pads and Drop Zones

Westborough voted 510-13 for a bylaw banning commercial drone launch pads and drop zones, aimed at Amazon Prime Air. The attorney general gets 90 days.

Haye KestelooOct 20

Skydio X10 drone sitting inside an open Skydio Dock on a rooftop with a city skyline behind it at sunset

Police

Inquirer Calls Police Drones 'Cheaper.' Lower Merion Asked $375,000

Upper Darby and Bensalem fly Skydio X10s as first responders. The Inquirer says drones got cheaper. Its one price is $375,000 over five years for one drone.

Haye KestelooOct 20

White DJI Osmo Pocket 4P held upright in a hand, its two stacked camera lenses above the screen, with the words Introducing DJI Osmo Pocket 4P over the frame

LAUNCH

DJI Osmo Pocket 4P Video Lists ActiveTrack 9.0, Press Release Says 8.0

DJI's Pearl White Pocket 4P is on sale at £529. Its launch video's fine print names ActiveTrack 9.0 and 18x zoom. DJI's press release says 8.0 and 12x.

Haye KestelooOct 20