Neowin News Feed for: Drones

Amazon Prime Air expands its delivery list and uses a new drone for faster deliveries

Aman Kumar — Tue, 20 May 2025 17:16:01 +0000

Amazon Prime Air can now deliver popular electronic items weighing 5 pounds or less via drones, but only in these cities. Read more...

DJI Mini 5 and Neo 2 could be available to fly by the end of this year

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:00:02 +0000

A reliable source has just revealed that DJI may launch two drones, DJI Mini 5 and Neo2, by the end of this year. Read more...

DJI Neo is a tiny and simple-to-use drone with 4K 30 FPS video recording

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 15:32:01 +0000

DJI has launched a new drone called the DJI Neo at the ongoing IFA 2024 event, which is smaller and lighter than the Mavic Mini. Read more...

Amazon has started to deliver orders by drones in California and Texas

Hemant Saxena — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 15:16:01 +0000

The e-commerce giant will soon start delivering goods via drones. It will work much like regular deliveries where customers will be able to track their orders and know the estimated time of delivery. Read more...

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UK consortium to boost health care with medical drones

Paul Hill — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:42:01 +0000

A new UK-based consortium led by Skyfarer is setting out to create national infrastructure by 2022 that will enable the delivery of medical supplies such as blood for blood transfusions by drone. Read more...

Sony announces its new Airpeak drone at CES 2021

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 03:50:02 +0000

Sony has shown off its Airpeak drone at CES 2021. The drone is built for professional photographers and video creators in the entertainment industry, and it can carry an Alpha camera. Read more...

Airpeak is Sony's new project for AI-powered drones and remote sensing

Ather Fawaz — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 07:14:02 +0000

Sony has launched Airpeak, a project with which the Japanese giant will be bringing its imaging and sensing technology to the drone space to help photographers, videographers, and content creators. Read more...

IDC: Robotics and drone spending set to reach $128.7 billion in 2020

Paul Hill — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 02:20:01 +0000

IDC has published a new report which looks at robotics and drone spending over the coming year. It expects spending to reach $128.7 billion this year, representing a 17.1% increase over 2019. Read more...

UK drone owners have until the end of the month to register for a license

Paul Hill — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 03:48:01 +0000

Those with drones weighing more than 250g in the UK will have to make sure they register for a license by the end of November. The license has seen a price reduction from £16.50 to £9. Read more...

UK House of Commons committee finds helicopters most at risk from drones

Paul Hill — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 03:18:01 +0000

A new report from a House of Commons committee in the UK has found that drones pose a disproportionate danger to helicopters than other aircraft. Contributors recommended new legislation in response. Read more...

Microsoft explains how its AI solutions are being used to keep infrastructure safe

Hamza Jawad — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 04:12:01 +0000

Microsoft details how various companies have made use of drones, cameras, and its AI services, such as in the form of Azure, to keep roads and bridges safe across the continent of Europe. Read more...

UK set to implement a new drone license fee of £16.50 from October

Paul Hill — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 16:38:01 +0000

The UK's Civil Aviation Authority is consulting on a new license which will see drone operators pay an annual fee of £16.50. New EU rules require member states to keep a list of drone operators. Read more...

Facebook and Airbus working on clandestine drone-based connectivity project

Paul Hill — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 19:00:02 +0000

Facebook and Airbus are working together to develop technology that would allow data connectivity to be beamed down to the Earth's surface from an Airbus drone in the stratosphere. Read more...

First look at alleged DJI Mavic 2 with slightly revised design and swappable camera

Timi Cantisano — Sun, 08 Jul 2018 01:08:02 +0000

DJI could be readying the release of a successor to the Mavic Pro, in the form of the Mavic 2. The new drone could support different cameras and may be compatible with a separate gimbal accessory. Read more...

Illusive new drone to be unveiled by DJI on January 23rd

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 14:22:01 +0000

Speculation surrounds what DJI might unveil on the 23rd. Some believe that it will be a fixed-wing drone or maybe a racing drone, another theory is that a DJI Mavic Air is on the cards. Read more...

Parrot develops drones for firefighting and farming

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 11:14:01 +0000

Parrot has released two new drones which are designed for more professional needs, the Bepop Pro-Thermal which can detect heat sources, and the Bluegrass which can help farmers monitor their fields. Read more...

Black Hat: Shooting down drones in the wild

Christopher White — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 05:50:01 +0000

With drones flying around seemingly everywhere, companies are coming up with anti-drone technology. At a Black Hat talk, we learned which ones work and which ones are nothing but snake oil. Read more...

Amazon wants its delivery drones to scan your house so it can sell you more stuff

Stergios Georgopoulos — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:18:01 +0000

The online retail giant has filed a new patent that describes how the company's future fleet of delivery drones could scan your house and suggest services or products you might need. Read more...

UK Government to require registration of drones, owners to sit safety tests

Mina Esapa — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 01:32:01 +0000

In a statement on its website, the UK Government has announced plans to require new drones heavier than 250 grams to be registered, with their owners obligated to sit safety awareness tests. Read more...

THOR is a hybrid drone that can transform mid-flight from a helicopter to an airplane

Stergios Georgopoulos — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 16:52:01 +0000

A team from the Singapore University of Technology & Design has created a drone that can transition mid-flight from a hover mode to an airplane-like cruising mode by turning its rotors into wings. Read more...

7 Days: A week of Microsoft's Seeing AI, Windows Phone dies again, and porn in public

Andy Weir — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 13:30:11 +0000

From Surface sleep and a quantum leap, to X.com, Xbox excitement, Microsoft 365, an update for Half-Life, and a Galaxy not-so-far away, it's our handy walkthrough of the week's top tech news. Read more...

DJI updates its drones to defend against Russian software that bypasses flight restrictions

Stergios Georgopoulos — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 18:20:01 +0000

DJI, the world's largest consumer drone manufacturer, is forcing its drones to auto-update their firmware, in a move to defend against hackers who circumvent built-in flight restrictions. Read more...

After two years, the FAA is now issuing refunds to some that registered their UAS

Timi Cantisano — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 03:44:01 +0000

It was two years ago when the FAA required UAS pilots to register and pay a $5 fee. Now, through a court order, pilots will no longer be required to register if they are flying for fun. Read more...

Drone sighting near runway leads to flight delays and diversions at London Gatwick Airport

Andy Weir — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 15:30:01 +0000

After a near-miss between a drone and a passenger airliner over a UK city last year, flights were delayed and diverted yesterday at London's Gatwick airport, due to a drone reported near the runway. Read more...

Amazon patents a shipping label that turns into a parachute for deliveries via drones

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Wed, 31 May 2017 12:18:01 +0000

The latest potential plan for Amazon's Prime Air drone delivery systems is the idea of packages being parachuted to a customer's house, after being released from one of its drones. Read more...

Near-miss with two drones "compromised the safety" of a passenger plane

Mina Esapa — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 19:00:01 +0000

A report by the UK Airprox Board (UKAB) has concluded that the safety of a passenger plane was "compromised" in a near-miss involving two drones that occurred near London's Heathrow Airport last year. Read more...

Lady Gaga's halftime show to feature hundreds of drones

Cage Appleby — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 01:32:01 +0000

Lady Gaga is set to rock the stage at the Super Bowl this coming Sunday. According to a report by CNN, the artist is reportedly preparing to blanket the sky in hundreds of dazzling drones. Read more...

ISIS is using commercial drones to drop bombs over Mosul

Daniel Hull — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 19:30:02 +0000

A new report indicates that ISIS has been using commercial drones to drop grenade-sized bombs from the sky. The unmanned aircrafts have so far killed civilians and damaged equipment in Mosul. Read more...

SolidEnergy develops double-life battery, will ship in phones in 2017

Paul Hill — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 06:46:01 +0000

SolidEnergy has developed a new battery which will ship in drones, phones, cars and other devices over the next two years, initially. It offers double the battery life of current batteries. Read more...

FAA app to reveal where it is legal to fly drones

Matt Blowes — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 04:44:01 +0000

Finding out where you can legally fly a drone in the U.S. will soon be a lot easier. The FAA's new drone app is now in beta, with the finished app expected by the end of the year. Read more...

Nokia wants to use drones for network maintenance

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 19:24:01 +0000

Drones are already being used in numerous capacities and Nokia has found another novel use for drones: supporting telcos and network maintenance. Read more...

Amazon introduces bike deliveries; drone system still stuck in limbo

Justin Luna — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 13:46:01 +0000

With Amazon's futuristic view of deliveries using drones having an undetermined fate, now they've introduced a faster (and more classic) way of getting your products delivered-- old school bicycles. Read more...

Star Wars studio ordered a "DroneShield" to help prevent video leaks

Christopher White — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 15:34:14 +0000

Filming of the new Star Wars movie is underway, but some people have already started using drones to see what's on the set. Disney wanted a shield to protect them, but the export hasn't been approved. Read more...

Facebook wants to use drones to provide internet globally, may acquire Titan Aerospace

Shreyas Gandhe — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 03:23:37 +0000

Facebook is looking to buy drone maker Titan Aerospace to provide internet access to the billions of people worldwide who live in remote regions disconnected from the modern technologies. Read more...

Bill Gates thinks Jeff Bezos's Amazon flying delivery drone plan is "optimistic"

John Callaham — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 15:47:18 +0000

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said Monday in a TV interview that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' vision of delivering packages via automated flying drones is perhaps on the "over-optimistic end" of things. Read more...

Amazon wants to deliver packages via octocopter drones

John Callaham — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 02:06:17 +0000

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has revealed a plan to deliver packages from its fulfillment centers via small Octocopter drones, although it will be years before this becomes a reality. Read more...