DJI, the company behind the Phantom 4 consumer drone, unveiled new higher-quality goggles this week targeted at drone racers that enable users to activate a real-time first-person-view from their aircraft up to 7 kilometers (~4.3 miles) away. The goggles, which are an enhanced version of DJI’s previous goggles, are fed a low-latency external video transmission […]
Noted technophile and drone pilot Trevor Bauer — who moonlights as a starting pitcher for the American League’s top team, the Cleveland Indians — has lost one of his prized machines and taken to Twitter in search of the culprit. The 26-year-old former UCLA engineering major spent his off-day on Monday flying one of his […]
A Latvian company behind a handsfree extreme sports drone is hoping to compete with the DJI’s of the world with a new Kickstarter campaign that promises to follow fast-moving athletes in high winds and in wet conditions. Helico Aerospace Industries, the company behind the AirDog that raised more than $1.3 million on Kickstarter in 2015, […]
Imagine being dragged by a 28-propeller drone 1,000 feet in the sky, then letting go on purpose to plummet toward Earth. A Latvian drone company that introduced the world to a phenomenon known as “droneboarding” in January is back at it again with another mind-bending feat: completing the first-ever human BASE jump at a high […]
With a futuristic combination of drone technology and snowboarding, the Latvian company Aerones is redefining extreme sports. Dubbed “droneboarding,” the burgeoning sport pairs skilled pilots with fearless athletes. Snowboarders hold onto a tow rope while a nine-foot long drone flies through the sky, pulling the riders across the frozen terrain. Almost one year ago to the day, Aerones published footage of snowboarder Kaspars Balamovskis being […]
