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Hyundai Motor Group has finally revealed its first production-ready autonomous droid, known as the Mobile Eccentric Droid or MobED, after years of quiet development at its Robotics LAB, as reported by Yanko Design. The company first hinted at this idea during CES 2022 with a metamobility concept that aimed to outperform Boston Dynamics’ well known…
Columbian High School in Tiffin, Ohio welcomed Officer Stevens from the Tiffin Police Department for a full morning dedicated to drone education, and the visit quickly turned into a hands on exploration of how unmanned aircraft are shaping the future of public safety and logistics, as WFIN reported. Students in Stacey Geiger’s Intro to Business…
The St. Cloud Police Department has become the first in Central Florida to implement a fully autonomous “Drone as First Responder” (DFR) program, according to AirMed&Rescue. It is a move that highlights the soaring cost of public safety compliance under Florida’s strict new anti-China drone laws. While the program promises to reduce response times, it…
The DJI Mini 5 Pro just became available again on Amazon with Prime shipping, and the timing could not be better. With only 14 days until the December 23 FCC deadline that could reshape DJI’s future in America, this may be your last easy chance to get your hands on DJI’s most advanced mini drone.…
U.S. Senator Todd Young has led Indiana’s entire congressional delegation in a bipartisan letter urging the FAA to select the state as one of two new national drone test sites, WRBI Radio reported. The delegation argues that Indiana’s manufacturing power, military infrastructure, and academic research capabilities make it an ideal location for the expansion of…
Florida is seeing a sharp rise in unauthorized drone flights as the holiday season pushes thousands of new drones into the hands of first time pilots, and aviation experts say many of these operators simply do not understand the rules before taking off, which is creating safety risks across the state, as My News 13…
Okay, these drone ships aren’t a “hybrid” like a Toyota Prius, but The Royal Navy just put a number on its next big jump into a semi-autonomous fleet: twenty Unmanned Surface Vessels, or USVs, under a program called Project Beehive. These vessels won’t replace manned vessels like frigates or destroyers. Instead, they will act as…
We’ve been tracking how Ukrainian battlefield innovation is reshaping the global drone industry, and today’s announcement from Ondas Holdings validates what we’ve been reporting for months: combat-proven Ukrainian drone technology is coming to American shores. Ondas (NASDAQ: ONDS) has announced its intent to invest up to $11 million in Drone Fight Group (DFG), a Ukrainian…
Good day folks. Shawn here from Air Photography. I’ve been getting questions about whether the DJI Neo 2 can track vehicles, and the answer is yes, but there’s a catch most people don’t realize. The Neo 2 is fantastic at tracking people autonomously using just your smartphone. But if you want to follow yourself in…
I’ve been flying the DJI Mini 5 Pro since a couple of weeks before its official announcement. After months of daily use, I wanted to share my honest, long-term impressions and answer the question every content creator is asking: does this drone actually live up to the hype? Short answer: yes, but with one major…
We’ve been tracking DJI drone deals throughout the holiday season, and Amazon just dropped fresh discounts on the DJI Neo that make this palm-launched 4K drone the most accessible holiday gift for aspiring pilots. With prices starting at $199 and an additional $40 coupon available on the base model, you can put a capable aerial…
The Skyrover S1 just received a significant firmware upgrade that transforms this budget drone into an even more compelling alternative to the DJI Mini 4K. Firmware version V01.0000.010 adds three features that push the S1 well beyond its price class: 48-megapixel photos, 1080p slow motion at 120 frames per second, and portrait video mode in…
Resonia, a major player in India’s power transmission sector, has formed a joint venture with Amber Wings, the drone manufacturing arm of Ubifly Technologies, and the agreement was announced during the Dubai Airshow 2025, as The Stat Times reports. The two companies want to bring next generation heavy lift drones into large transmission projects across…
Hi everyone, welcome back to 51 Drones. I’ve been flying the Antigravity A1 for almost a month now, and I’ve pretty much gotten everything locked down. So what I want to do with this tutorial is help you visualize what it’s going to be like when you get this drone and fly it for the…
Oscar-winning DP Claudio Miranda reveals DJI's Ronin 4D captured 327+ shots in the F1 movie while DJI drones scanned every circuit for VFX.
This incident is the latest in a rising trend across Europe, where mysterious drones have appeared over airports, energy infrastructure
NASA has been busy preparing the next generation of autonomous explorers, and this year that meant flying drones across the scorching dunes of Death Valley, a place so unforgiving that even your sunscreen wants sunscreen. The agency needed terrain as bland and empty as the Martian sand fields that once confused the Ingenuity helicopter, so…
The United States has officially deployed its first line of Low Cost Unmanned Combat Attack System drones in the Middle East, marking a clear shift in how Washington plans to counter Iranian influence. The new formation, known as Task Force Scorpion Strike, was created only months after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered all branches…
Walmart and Zipline have launched drone delivery service in Royse City, Texas, adding another suburb to what is quietly becoming America’s largest commercial drone delivery network. The announcement, made Monday, marks the 17th location in the Dallas-Fort Worth region where customers can receive groceries and household essentials dropped from the sky. Customers living near the…
Hugo entered microstock back in 2012 while studying, treating it as a side project and a way to make a bit of income online. He started with a Nikon D5100 and a mix of photos, illustrations, and even 3D renders. This interview did not take place on DroneXL. It was originally conducted by the team…
France says drone swarms are no longer a distant concept. According to officials from the French Army and Thales, military units are expected to start using operational drone swarms within the next two years, as Defense News reports. The announcement came during the Forum Innovation Défense in Paris, where leaders described a dramatic shift in…
General Cherry, a fast growing Ukrainian drone manufacturer, has introduced the AIR Pro interceptor drone, a compact but extremely fast platform built to hunt down enemy reconnaissance and attack UAVs across the front, as Militarnyi reports. The company says the AIR Pro has already been officially codified and approved for use throughout the Security and…
Coventry University has started a new research program to explore how drones can support emergency operations in crowded cities, and the Urban Ascent project brings together Coventry City Council, Skyfarer, The Manufacturing Technology Centre and Slink Tech to test how unmanned aircraft can move medical supplies, map damaged areas and provide communication links during disasters,…
Northrop Grumman has revealed a new autonomous combat drone called Project Talon, a design meant to fix the mistakes that cost the company a win in the first round of the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, as reported by Breaking Defense. The company’s earlier proposal earned strong marks for performance but stumbled on price…
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