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Spherical displays that fly or float above you, perfect for advertising or live shows according to NTT Docomo.

By Matthew Humphries
NTT Docomo Flying Spherical Drone Display

So far in 2017 there have been 15 drone incidents near airports in China. It's potentially deadly behavior and DJI wants to help catch those doing it.

By Matthew Humphries
DJI Phantom 4

The virtual reality headset connects to a drone via a low-latency connection, offering a view of the craft's camera feed as well as basic flight control features.

By Tom Brant
DJI Goggles

Its protective bumper and 2TB capacity will let you offload footage that your drone captures immediately after it lands.

By Tom Brant
DJI Mavic Pro

Even as it faces setbacks with its high-flying drone, Facebook is looking toward other efforts to beam internet from the sky to under-connected areas of the world.

By Tom Brant
Facebook Aquila Drone Prototype

The DJI Phantom 4 Advanced and Advanced+ drones combine the airframe of the original Phantom 4 with the upgraded camera of the Phantom 4 Pro.

By Jim Fisher
DJI Phantom 4 Advanced
3.0

After a rocky launch, the GoPro Karma is available for purchase. but there are better drones on the market at lower prices.

By Jim Fisher
GoPro Karma

Check out some the funniest and wildest drone disasters, crashes and fails of the last few years.

By K. Thor Jensen
Best Drones of 2015

You'll soon have to get permission if you want to fly your drone within 400 feet of a military facility.

By Tom Brant
Drone Rodeo
4.5
Editors' Choice

If money is no object, the DJI Inspire 2 is the best drone you can buy, delivering Raw video capture at 5.2K quality, superb build quality, and top-end performance.

By Jim Fisher
DJI Inspire 2

Starship Technologies will be delivering pizza by robot within a one mile radius of selected German and Dutch Domino's stores.

By Matthew Humphries
Domino's Pizza Starship Robot Delivery

This counts as the first public US Prime Air autonomous drone delivery, and the FAA helped make it happen. Are home deliveries far behind?

By Matthew Humphries
Amazon Prime Air MARS 2017

Rather than walk around a store, a drone will collect what you want and fly it across the store ready for collection.

By Matthew Humphries
Generic Black Friday-Walmart

Rather than training and looking after eagles, US military personnel will use modified shotguns and nets.

By Matthew Humphries
Skynet Drone Defense Shotgun Shells

Flexible materials and magnets combine to create a quadcopter you can smash into a wall at high speed without causing any damage.

By Matthew Humphries
Flexible Quadcopter by EFPL

Jaguar Land Rover creates a bespoke version of its Land Rover for use by the Austrian Red Cross.

By Matthew Humphries
Jaguar Land Rover Discovery Search and Rescue Drone

The US Army lost communication with the drone, known as Shadow, which flew for more than 600 miles before crashing in the Colorado Rockies.

By Tom Brant
Shadow Drone
3.5

The Parrot Bebop 2 FPV is an attractive, compact drone for backyard and rural pilots, but it has difficulty with long distance flight in areas with crowded Wi-Fi signals.

By Jim Fisher
Parrot Bebop 2 FPV

Ford said it plans to have a fully autonomous vehicle ready for package delivery fleets in 2021.

By Angela Moscaritolo
Ford drone deliveries

DJI's Matrice M200 drone offers customizable payloads and redundant systems for use in industrial and enterprise environments where unmanned aircraft can come in handy.

By Jim Fisher
DJI Matrice M200