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DJI Osmo Pocket

DJI announcement: Capture Magic At Hand

DJI sent out an announcement, saying Capture Magic At Hand. It makes us wonder what this could be, although to be honest, we suspect this...

Haye KestelooOct 19

Police

DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise drone used by APD homicide detectives to arrest murder suspect

DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise drone outfitted with spotlight used by homicide detectives from the Atlanta Police Department to assist in the arrest

Haye KestelooOct 19

Skydio

Skydio over-sells, under-delivers and couldn’t care less about FAA rules

No, I take issue with the fact that Skydio over-sells, under-delivers, and doesn’t seem to care about regulatory limitations.

Haye KestelooOct 16

Drone Delivery

Walmart delivers first COVID-19 test kit by drone in New York

Walmart launched a pilot program with drones to deliver COVID-19 kits in Nevada. Now it delivered the first COVID-19 test kit in New York.

Haye KestelooOct 15

Hoverfly

Leonardo DRS to manufacture Hoverfly’s tethered drones

Leonardo DRS announced enters into a strategic partnership with Hoverfly to manufacture Tethered Unmanned Aerial Systems (TUAS).

Haye KestelooOct 15

Autel EVO II

Autel Evo II Pro RTK and Autel EVO II Dual 640T RTK are on the way

The Autel Evo II Pro RTK and Autel EVO II Dual 640T RTK are on the way. The two drones first showed up in a leaked video on YouKu, and were

Haye KestelooOct 15

DJI

DJI introduces new Ronin Series with RS 2 and RSC 2 gimbals

After many leaked photos and rumors, they are finally here as DJI introduces the new Ronin Series with RS 2 and RSC 2 gimbals. Please find the official press release below.

Haye KestelooOct 14

Part 107

Part 107 pilots beware, Skydio is NOT your friend

This week Drone Deploy had its conference. One of the presented slides makes clear for Part 107 pilots that Skydio is not their friend.

Haye KestelooOct 14

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