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Drone Racing League Unveils 2018 Season

The Drone Racing League is set to return for its third season this fall. After extending its partnership with one of the world’s leading insurers, Allianz, this past week, DRL unveiled plans for this year’s championship. The DRL Allianz World Championship will premier on ESPN in the U.S. on Sep. 6, and action will be […]

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Charlton Athletic Coach Innovates Drone Usage In Soccer Training

In a Champions League match in 2015, Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola surprised everyone when he opened play by having his club mark Barcelona — and its brilliant strikers Messi, Neymar and Suarez — in a man-to-man defensive alignment all over the pitch. Sky Sports analyst Gary Neville went on a long-winded speech about how […]

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Panasonic’s Vision Of 2030 Smart Sports Venues And Why It’s Realistic

Panasonic unveiled at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas its vision for smart venue solutions in sports that are expected for 2025-30, and the fan experience in a future stadium looks fantastic. According to the company, the easy entry into the stadium, immersive entertainment, and everything that’s delivered to your seat — from […]

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New York Mets Deploy Technology To Protect Citi Field From Drones

The New York Mets have been working with Dedrone, a company that looks to protect venues from malicious drones and is providing technology to secure the airspace at Citi Field. “That happens to be one mile from a major airport, which is LaGuardia Airport in New York,” Dedrone VP of marketing Pablo Estrada noted on […]

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GoPro Exits Drone Market, Axes 20 Percent Of Workforce

GoPro announced Monday that it’s throwing in the towel on its drone business and cutting 20 percent of its workforce after failing to meet sales expectations. The action camera maker, which suffered a 22 percent decline in its stock price Monday after issuing a profit warning ahead of its fourth-quarter earnings results, lowered its revenue […]

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