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Antigravity is adding a Flight Simulator to its A1 and running a global 15% discount from January 27 to February 9. The A1 isn’t just another FPV drone. It’s the first to capture 8K 360-degree video directly, with a built-in 360 camera that eliminates the need for external mounts or attachments. The Update: Antigravity’s new…
EnBW, one of Germany’s largest energy companies, will reveal how it’s using autonomous dock-based drones for solar PV inspections in a free webinar this Thursday. The session, hosted jointly with drone autonomy platform FlytBase, runs January 29 at 3:00 PM CET (8:00 AM CT). EnBW tackles the solar inspection scaling problem Solar PV inspections look…
Bessemer Venture Partners just released its 2026 defense tech roadmap, and the message for the drone industry is clear: autonomous systems aren’t experimental anymore. They’re defining battlefield outcomes. The venture capital firm, which has backed companies across the defense sector, argues that defense technology has advanced more in the past 24 months than in the…
SkyeBrowse, the drone-based 3D modeling platform used by law enforcement and first responders, just shipped a major update that addresses the biggest complaint I hear from public safety drone pilots: inconsistent model quality. The new “SkyeBrowse Thinking” feature uses AI to automatically detect when a 3D model doesn’t meet quality standards and re-processes it without…
NOPD seeks $740,000 for a Drone-as-First-Responder program with 24/7 docking stations. Privacy groups raise concerns as neighboring JPSO's fleet logs 60 arrests.
The DJI Mini 4K just dropped to its lowest price ever on Amazon, with all three bundle configurations marked down by 24-26% as of January 26, 2026. The single-battery kit sits at $225, the two-battery combo at $289, and the full Fly More Combo at $339. These prices beat last year’s Black Friday deals across…
If you’re brand new to the DJI Mini 5 Pro, I’m going to go over a few settings that I use, settings you may want to consider to help you get the most out of your drone. We’re going to break this down into three different sections: photo settings, safety settings, and control settings to…
So is this really DJI’s next pocket gimbal flagship, or are we all staring at something else entirely, possibly an Insta360 Pocket camera wearing
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