Zano: The Zombie Drone Comes Back to Life
A group of developers are attempting to revive the Zano drone – one of Kickstarter’s most notorious failures. The handheld…
XTRX – A high-performance SDR in a mini PCIe form factor
The Fairwaves XTRX mini-PCIe SDR card, launched on Nov. 30 at Crowd Supply, is a low-cost embeddable SDR card aimed…
Intel Aero: Happy Hacking your Drone!
Most will want to use their new drone to fly and shoot videos. On the other hand, getting inside and…
Customized Bayangtoys X16: the perfect mashup of toy and hobby grade components
The mashup of toy and hobby grade components is giving rise to the concept of “frankendrones” that combine the low…
Microsoft’s AirSim Now Includes Car Simulation
Earlier this year, Microsoft open-sourced “AirSim” (Aerial Informatics and Robotics), a high-fidelity system, for testing the safety of artificial intelligence…
Hex Technology Takes Flight with Taoglas
Hex Technology Limited is the world’s leading hardware manufacturer of open source flight controllers, with one of the best open-source…
DIY Air Data Computer Asgard
The air data computer Asgard is out. It is a unit designed for DIYers, size and weight are compatible (fixation…
Acumos: the AI Open Source Platform
AT&T wants to make artificial intelligence accessible to everyone. To that end, they’re collaborating with Tech Mahindra to build an…
All-in-one drone autopilot with Raspberry Pi
Lots of developers/startups, including me, are making drones with DIY kits and RaspberryPi for development purposes. The problem is that…
Scout: the 3D Printed Drone that Fascinates the Marine Corps
A prototype drone known as Scout that can be successfully manufactured using a 3D printer has attracted the interest of…