Whether or not this poor guy was sleeping or sunbathing on the job is not known. The video is quite funny because both the guy laying on top of the 200ft tall wind turbine and the drone operator were both equally surprised I imagine. Too funny. Is there no privacy…
Fishing is a 40,000 year old pastime that continues to evolve with technology. We now have super realistic fishing lures, sonar fish-finders, underwater cameras, graphite fishing rods, scented bait, etc… Poor fish. Apparently all of this high tech fishing gadgetry wasn’t enough because now there is a fishing drone quadcopter.…
I have seen enough of the negative press surrounding drones quadcopters (in this case a hexacopter judging from the shadow) and think that most of it is propaganda. I believe our government doesn’t like this tech in the hands of the people who vote them into office and pay their…
It seems we are still in the infancy stages when it comes to quadcopters, or dare I say “drones”. They just keep getting better and better. This latest quadcopter, the B-Unstoppable, is a mix of a remote controlled tank with a quadcopter. Tired of driving around in the dirt? Spin…
This isn’t the first time that guys have strapped roman candle fireworks onto a quadcopter and tortured their friends while videoing the fun. It most likely won’t be the last. These guys look like grown up kids running around in the snow in board shorts. Good times. Video after the…
The Aero-X Hoverbike is going to be available for purchase next year. Honestly. According to the makers, Aerofex, this Star Wars looking hoverbike will be hitting stores next year for $85,000. Totally worth it. The Aero-X Hoverbike has carbon fiber rotors, has a top speed of 45mph, and can carry…
The market for out-of-the-box fully capable quadcopter just got pretty crowded. This is great news for the consumers of these gadgets as the pricing is starting to get more reasonable. Or at least the feature sets are matching the prices. The latest announcement in the video camera quadcopter arena comes…
DJI is on fire these days and has just announced the release of their latest quadcopter the Phantom 3. Similar body as the Phantom 2 with an option for a 4K camera. The Phantom 3 comes in two models with the main only difference being the camera and the price…
The folks at 3D Robotics are taking a page from Apples marketing playbook with an early teaser video for their newest drone. Most hobby, and even professional, quadcopter operators tend to gravitate to the DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ or the Yuneec Q500 Typhoon. The 3D Robotics quadcopters have never really garnered…
The Aeryon HDZoom30 is basically a 3-axis gimbal stabilized camera system that can be bolted on to a Aeryon SkyRanger copter. The amazing part about the Aeryon HDZoom30 is the insane zoom (30x optical and 60x digital) and camera quality (20MP). This camera combined with a buttery smooth gimbal allows tricks like…