Drones

An ordinary pocket cam that becomes a genuinely useful self-flying tracking camera with the flight kit.

Calls it the most idiot-proof drone ever, thanks to phone control, propeller guards, obstacle sensing and a bigger sensor.

Impressed by the Air 3S, citing its obstacle sensing, dual cameras with 3x zoom and a new 1-inch sensor that copes much better in the dark.

Arun found the custom head-tracked FPV drone system absolutely incredible for getting shots inside the crowd.

He thinks the DJI Neo could change drones, praising its controller-free flying, quick shot modes and the smart phone-audio vlogging feature.

A small, well-made drone whose image quality and tracking are too poor to be usable, rated 3 out of 10.

A hugely funded Kickstarter drone that failed at basic flight, left backers empty-handed, and its makers were banned from Kickstarter.

An FPV drone that feels like playing a game with its motion controller, with immersive flying and sharp 4K video.

Goggles that make the flying experience click, with a passthrough view similar to an Apple Vision Pro.

The prison uses DJI's enterprise drone with thermal cameras for incident response, and Arun finds it reassuring that consumer-grade gear is…

Thinks the two-drone landmine clearing system could save thousands of lives and clear mines far faster than manual removal.

A tone-deaf proposal to put taser drones in schools that caused ethics board resignations; it never reached production.

A self-built FPV drone is a big part of the team's filming gear, which Arun found wild.

UK researchers' 3D-printed drones use thermal sensors and sirens to keep rhino poachers away; rated 5 out of 10.

Drones that fire sound vortexes to put out fires are not final yet but look pretty fierce.

Drones that plant 20,000 trees a day at about 50 cents each, tackling deforestation at scale.

Autonomous drone network delivering blood samples and medicines, rated 9 out of 10.

Rushed drone with power loss, a GPS bug and a recall that pushed GoPro out of drones.

The fake-camera mini drone was surprisingly controllable, though the camera claim looks like a lie.

Obstacle-avoiding autonomous drone that keeps tracking you even out of sight, scored 9 out of 10.

Impressed by the commercial-grade modular drone for search and rescue, but presents it as a smart-city tool rather than something to buy.

The pricier benchmark drone, with slightly crisper footage than the Xiaomi.

A well-presented DJI Phantom rival that doesn't feel like a big downgrade, with footage only slightly less crisp.

The best portable drone DJI has made, with longer flight time and quieter running, though not cheap.