unmanned aerial vehicle
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DJI’s Mini 3 Pro Drone Finally Adds Obstacle Avoidance and Tracking But it Comes With a Hefty Price Bump
The amount of technology DJI has managed to squeeze into its Mini line of camera drones while keeping them lighter than 250 grams is even more impressive, with the new Mini 3 Pro adding obstacle avoidance, route planning, and the ability to automatically track a subject. But the upgrades come with a big price jump…
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Drone Maker DJI Becomes First Chinese Company to Stop Selling in Russia
DJI, the world’s largest hobby drone maker, will stop selling drones in Russia and Ukraine over concerns “about the reported military use of its products,” according to the company. The move will come as a surprise to many, if only because China, where DJI is based, is an ally of Russia.
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Parachuting Quadcopter Shoots Off Its Own Propellers to Take Out Other Drones
The same qualities that make drones fantastic tools for capturing amazing aerial footage can also make them a genuine threat that’s difficult to intercept when misused. But a clever new design for an anti-drone countermeasure uses a second drone that sacrifices itself mid-flight to disable its target.
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This Working Quadcopter Drone Was Built Using Leonardo da Vinci’s 500-Year-Old Sketches
Leonardo da Vinci is best known for works like the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, but what you might not know is that in the 1480s — hundreds of years before the first flight — the polymath sketched a design for an aircraft. Lacking the right materials, da Vinci never built or tested the…