by John Sugden on November 26, 2014 The lobbying effort to allow commercial drone use looks set to take a major hit, with the Federal Aviation Administration planning to issue a series of long-awaited regulations as soon as the end of December. And given what the FAA will be proposing, according to a report this […]
As Drones Swoop Above Skies, Thrill-Seeking Stunts Elicit Safety Concerns
Amateur photographers and Hollywood filmmakers turn to them for lush overhead shots. Geologists use them to look above the seas for oil-bearing rocks. Amazon executives are pushing to use them to plop packages onto doorsteps. But now drones – the unmanned flying vehicles the size of a pizza box – are also a favorite tool […]
Rule: Federal government should limit role in drone regulation
By TROY A. RULE LOS ANGELES TIMES – published Monday, November 24, 2014 For more than half a century, the Federal Aviation Administration has piloted the development of sensible aviation regulation in the United States. Unfortunately, when Congress enacted legislation in 2012 directing the FAA to craft rules for small civilian drones, the agency entered uncharted […]
Get a degree in drones: earn $100,000 a year
By Quentin Fottrell, MarketWatch Young Americans used to want to be pilots — or astronauts. But considering the number of courses popping up in universities to train students for the next generation of unmanned planes, many now want to fly drones. Drones have gotten a bad rap in recent times in the wake of criticism […]
Facebook is kicking its drone business into high gear
By Jose Pagliery @Jose_Pagliery November 20, 2014: 1:39 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Facebook is bulking up its drone team. The company has posted more than a dozen jobs for aeronautical engineers, technicians and other specialists for its drone business. It’s all part of Facebook’s plan to connect the whole world to the Internet using […]
Judge’s ruling reversed; FAA can regulate small drones
The government has the power to hold drone operators accountable when they operate the remote-control aircraft recklessly, a federal safety board ruled Tuesday in a setback to small drone operators chafing under Federal Aviation Administration restrictions. The National Transportation safety Board, which hears appeals of Federal Aviation Administration enforcement actions, ruled that small drones are […]
Big Brother Is Already Watching
By Eric Sfiligoj | October 31, 2014 It’s funny what people object to sometimes. When unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) first started getting attention in the agricultural world, I remember several critics decrying their potential use on the grounds that they could be used in underhanded ways to spy on folks. “Drones (using the military term […]
iRobot founder Helen Greiner on drones, the FAA, and how to succeed in business without really flying
Helen Greiner didn’t just put the ‘robot’ in iRobot. Starting as an 11-year-old who wanted to build R2-D2, she achieved her a dream twice: after co-founding iRobot and ushering it to an IPO in 2005, Greiner left to create a second company, CyPhy Works, that builds flying robots.Greiner spoke at the RoboBusiness conference in Boston last week, and shared her views on […]
Sinclair sees UAS payoff in future jobs
By Barrie Barber Staff Writer DAYTON — Sinclair Community College has invested millions of dollars in southwest Ohio’s unmanned aerial systems industry in advance of an anticipated job boom. The downtown Dayton college has become a key part of a regional strategy to train a UAS-ready workforce. “It’s a major element in our overall strategy,” […]
Drones to be used for cheaper structural checks
by JOHN-PAUL HOLDEN Remote-controlled drones are set to carry out inspections of key buildings across the Capital in a bid to make structural checks cheaper. A “hexacopter” equipped with high-res camera has already been trialled in the Capital, with moves under way towards a city-wide roll out. The pilot, which took place at a carefully […]