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DJI

DJI Avata 360 Hands-On: Disappointing or Actually Good?

Oh man, this is so exciting. We have the brand new Avata 360 from DJI here in the studio, in my hands. And in today’s video, I’ll tell you a little bit about it.

Mihail SvilenovMar 12

DJI

Sammy Hacked 7,000 ROMO Vacuums. DJI Paid Him.

A man tried to control his DJI robot vacuum with a PlayStation 5 controller. Accidentally discovered 7,000 other people’s robot vacuums wide open to the internet. Now DJI is paying him $30,000. This story has everything. A PS5 controller. A floor map of a stranger’s house. And a $30,000 check from a company with a…

Rafael SuárezMar 11

DJI

DJI Avata 360 Is Likely the Last New DJI Drone You Can Buy in the US. Here Is Why.

The DJI Avata 360 drone cleared FCC authorization before the December 22, 2025 deadline that blocked all future DJI drones from the US market. Here is what American pilots need to know before March 26.

Haye KestelooMar 10

Skydio

Skydio Is Already Patrolling Santa Fe. Now the City Has to Decide If It Stays

A woman passed counterfeit bills at three businesses on Cerrillos Road. Instead of sending a patrol officer to drive the corridor looking for her, Santa Fe police clicked a mouse and put a Skydio X10 in the air, as Santa Fe New Mexican reported. Two minutes after launch, the drone was hovering above the intersection…

Rafael SuárezMar 8

DJI

DJI Mini 4 Pro-Flying Catholic Priest Is Building a 131-Church Drone Archive for the St. Cloud Diocese

Flying indoors with a drone requires a different kind of discipline. No GPS lock, no obstacle avoidance to lean on, confined spaces where prop wash bounces off stone walls and wooden pews. Father Mitchell Bechtold, a 40-year-old Catholic priest serving parishes in central Minnesota, logged roughly 100 hours of outdoor flight time before he ever…

Haye KestelooMar 6

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RayNeo Air 4 Pro Smart Glasses Review: A Game Changer for DJI Drone Pilots?

If you fly a lot of DJI drones, these might just be a game changer for you. These are the RayNeo Air 4 Pro smart glasses, and essentially what they do is take the video feed from your controller and put it into a massive 200-inch screen that you can see while you’re flying —…

Jake SloanMar 6

Ukraine

The U.S. Army Wants 340,000 Drones. Fort Irwin Got Four.

Phase I kicked off in February at Fort Benning. Twelve vendors competing to collectively deliver 30,000 drones at $5,000 a unit.

Rafael SuárezMar 2

Army Launches Drone and Robotics Leader Course at Fort Benning

Department of Commerce

US Commerce Department Streamlines Drone Export Controls: A Strategic Push Toward Allied Supply Chains

The policy change is narrow on paper. The implications are not. On January 21, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule that removes licensing requirements for certain commercial UAVs exported to most Wassenaar Arrangement member states and expands the License Exception STA pathway for select MT-controlled drone…

Haye KestelooMar 1

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