If you’re controlling your drone manually with a remote controller, it’s not truly autonomous. And autonomy is what defines a real drone. To unlock true autonomy, you’ll need to pre-program...
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Konza Technopolis: Kenya is building a national drone corridor within a “smart city”
A lesser-known corner of Africa is now carving out a name of its own in the drone world — and doing it in a way that may very well set the gold standard for smart cities and BVLOS drone corridors...
I’m often the one doing the interviews, but I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Desiree “Drone Diva Desi” Ekstein, where she interviewed me for the Women and Drones Coffee...
The best Part 107 online test prep courses of 2025: how to pass the FAA drone pilot test
If you already fly drones for fun, 2025 might be the perfect year to turn that hobby into a money-making venture. But before you can start accepting paid gigs, you’ll need a commercial drone...
DroneDeploy’s Progress AI could mark a big moment for drone data
The construction world might have just gotten a serious upgrade. Today DroneDeploy unveiled a product called Progress AI, which it’s billing as “a groundbreaking solution that delivers automated...
How do they get trash off Mount Everest? This drone has the answer
Mount Everest is the top of the world — but where does the trash go? While you should unpack your stuff, that doesn’t always happen, leaving an increasingy mounting trash heap. For decades,...