The folks at SenseFly (remember the SenseFly eBee?) are getting closer to releasing their latest quadcopter drone, the eXom. The main difference between the SenseFly eXom and say the DJI Inspire 1 or the Yuneec Q500 is the addition of more sensors that are aware of the surroundings. The eXom…
At first glance this quadcopter with built-in machine gun looks pretty real, and a bit scary. But after watching the video I am pretty sure it is more CGI than reality. Still cool though. Video of the machine gun quadcopter after the break.
Makes perfect sense, right? You have a few roman candles laying around and a quadcopter. It’s like chocolate and peanut butter. Well at least this guy thought so. He strapped two roman candles onto his drone quadcopter and chased his friend around the yard shooting at him. Awesome. More videos…
A remote controlled hexacopter (not a drone) recently crash landed into a Mexican supermarket parking lot near the California border. Why did it crash? A greedy cartel overloaded the hexacopter with a full six pounds of methamphetamine. Mistake #1, too much weight. Mistake #2 piling the drugs on top of…
The space that was pretty much dominated by DJI is starting to get crowded. More FPV (first person view) multi-rotor helicopters are hitting the market. I think this is a good thing, at least for consumers. Maybe now we will start to see prices getting more affordable later this year.…
Sure you could spend $3,000 on a DJI Inspire 1 which is a great quadcopter minus a few flaws. Read more the DJI Inspire 1 here. Or, you could buy what appears to be a pretty feature rich quadcopter that comes with everything you need to get flying (just add…
Sure, at first glance, the DJI S900 looks a lot like the S800. But there are some nice improvements with this hexacopter. Some of the major improvements include retractable landing gear, carbon fiber arms (more strength and less weight), a removable upper center board, spark-proof electrical connectors (about time), folding…
Another day, another quadcopter. The AirDog is currently on Kickstarter (bummer) but plans to ship in November. So, what is the AirDog Quadcopter? It is every action addicts dream for their own personal videographer. The AirDog is basically a quadcopter that follows the owner via an electronic leash, in the…
A South African based company, Desert Wolf, has received an order for 25 of it's "riot control" copter dubbed the Skunk Drone. The Desert Wolf Skunk Octacopter Drone has four paintball barrels and can fire up to 20 bullets per second. The bullets can be pepper-spray ammunition, dye-markers, or solid …
RC helicopters continue to improve with better motors, brains (DJI), blades, and servos. These high-tech combinations make for some seriously capable remote control copters. This video shows two RC helicopters lifting a woman off the ground. Maybe this delivery by drone business isn't too far off.