drones

Drone Firms Hungry for Full-Stack Developers and Tech Pros

William Terdoslavich, 

December 18, 2017

There are drones that fly over Afghanistan, hunting for terrorists. There are drones that fly over your backyard, hunting for great aerial footage. And those are …

UPS Shows Why Drones Can’t Replace Humans

Nate Swanner, 

February 23, 2017

UPS has launched a new aerial drone concept, built to deliver small packages. The company says the ‘HorseFly’ drones, deployed by trucks, won’t replace drivers, and its …

Alphabet Grounding Its Big Drone Project?

Nick Kolakowski, 

November 11, 2016

The Great Alphabet Housecleaning of 2016 continues: the search-engine giant is reportedly cutting back on Project Wing, which is devoted to commercializing drone technology. Project Wing …

CES Early Winners: Drones, Wearables, Cars

Nick Kolakowski, 

January 4, 2016

The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), kicking off this week in Las Vegas, is the chance for tech companies large and small to show off their …

Drones Offer Opportunity for Software Pros

Elisabeth Greenbaum Kasson, 

August 24, 2015

Thanks to astonishingly rapid growth in the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV, a.k.a., “drone”) industry, there are now tremendous opportunities for software engineers with hardware sensibilities and …

North Dakota: National Hub for Drones?

Nick Kolakowski, 

June 23, 2015

North Dakota reportedly wants to become a national hub for drones. The state hopes to achieve this by building an extensive airport for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles …

Amazon: FAA Slowing Drone Development

Nick Kolakowski, 

March 25, 2015

Amazon might be a few steps closer to filling the skies overhead with delivery drones, but it couldn’t resist taking a few swipes at the FAA’s …

FAA’s Rules Could Harm Drone Businesses

Nick Kolakowski, 

February 17, 2015

Any company betting on long-distance commerce via drones better rethink their strategy: the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued draft rules that forbid commercial drones from …

Future Tech: A Drone Built From Fungus

Nick Kolakowski, 

December 9, 2014

When you think “drone,” the first image that pops to mind is probably a metal-and-polymer aircraft, like the ones Amazon plans on using to deliver packages …

Amazon Hiring Drone Pilots

Nick Kolakowski, 

November 17, 2014

If you’re an aerospace engineer with experience in drones, Amazon might have a job for you. According to a handful of recent job postings, the company’s …