Come August, becoming a commercial drone pilot is going to be much simpler. The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that it has finalized regulations for commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) or “drones.” The rules will make it easier for pilots to use drones for everything from structural or …
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Agriculture is a massively important industry in Japan — so naturally, bugs and other pests can be a bit of a problem. A joint project between Saga University and IT firm OPTiM is using drone technology to help fight the good fight. They developed the Agri Drone to reduce the use of pesticides through the application of drones. Primarily used …
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Now playing: Watch this: We filmed this epic Nerf gun battle with a flying drone 2:01 This past weekend, I took a drone to a Nerf war. No, I haven’t invented a quadcopter capable of shooting foam darts. I just wanted to show CNET readers what it’s like to play one of my favorite new sports. I also figured it’d …
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From photography to racing, drones are becoming increasingly useful as people explore the evolving technology. On Tuesday, Simone Giertz, a YouTube blogger known for making humorously dodgy robots, tried to take drones to their next logical frontier of glory: haircuts. She paired up with computer hacker Samy Kamkar to make the above video, which sees the duo attempt to give …
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Lenovo looks like it’s set to debut new virtual reality hardware in a year already full of VR surprises, and it’s doing it with the help of a chipmaker named Movidius. A few days in advance of Lenovo’s Tech World event June 9 in San Francisco, chipmaker Movidius has announced via press release that its hardware will be inside a …
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I recently upgraded to a shiny new Phantom drone, the first I’d purchased since the FAA’s drone-registration rules went into effect. At first I thought, “Eh, I don’t really need to register, do I?” Then a friend asked if I knew the penalty for flying without a license. A couple hundred bucks, I guessed? Nope: Failing to register may result …
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The poor old Nintendo Power Glove may not have been particularly good at its intended purpose as a controller for the NES, but computer engineering graduate Nolan Moore has been able to make it great. As he said on his Hackaday project page, “The ultimate goal of the Power Glove UHID project is to revamp the 1989 Nintendo Power Glove …
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The Federal Aviation Authority is due to begin trials on a “drone-freezing” gun which can detect and bring down remote-controlled aircraft in restricted airspace. The FAA’s Pathfinder Program began as a military effort and will now use technology sourced from the private sector. The Anti-UAV Defense System (AUDS) includes a thermal imaging camera to identify drones and once it identifies …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. About a year ago at this time, I was considering my quad-copter options. A higher-end model, one that offered then-advanced features like waypoint …
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