[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjXvzMdf8Nk&w=470] It was bound to happen sooner or later, but that doesn’t diminish the awesomeness of [Matthew]’s ...

Although not a typical focus of people who fly quadcopter drones for a hobby or living, endurance flying has a certain appeal to it for the challenge it offers. Thus, as part of his efforts to ...

There’s nothing quite like the thrill of piloting your own aircraft, navigating the sky and seeing the world from a whole new perspective. With a quadcopter, you can experience what it’s like to fly ...

A new quadcopter can negotiate its way through a room completely on its own. It does not need any human interference, and in contrast to other models, it is not assisted by any external computer. All ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. The design of small ...

Okay, this is the last quadcopter-to-“Star Wars Universe”-thing we (or at least I) will post*, I promise. [* this week] BUT SERIOUSLY, LOOK AT THIS THING. It is perfection. About 30 seconds into the ...

Arizona-based start-up Krossblade is developing a five-passenger "flying car"-type vehicle known as the SkyCruiser. Among other things, plans call for it to take off and land like a quadcopter, while ...

Due in large part to the fact landing fixed-wing drones is easier said than done, Boeing subsidiary Insitu recently unveiled an incredibly innovative drone launch and recovery system. Called the ...

While humanity is still far from possessing the power of Professor X, brain-control technologies are progressing. We've written about brainwaves being used to play PC games, control smartphone apps, ...