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This new DJI drone is designed just for enterprise, and even folds into a backpack

  DJI has unveiled its new series of Matrice 30 drones which are specifically designed for the enterprise will still being able to easily fit into a backpack . The drone maker's M30 series is actually available in two versions, the M30 and the M30T. While the M30 sports a 48MP megapixel 1/2” CMOS sensor camera with 5x – 16x optical zoom, a 12 megapixel wide-angle camera, 8K photo and 4K/30 fps video resolution and a laser rangefinder that can give precise coordinates of objects up to 1,200m away, the M30T also packs in an additional 640x512 px radiometric thermal camera. At the same time, DJI Enterprise's new drones are controlled by a redesigned remote control and run on the company's upgraded Pilot 2 software which significantly improves the flight experience. These new enterprise drones also integrate with the new DJI FlightHub 2 fleet management software as well as the DJI Dock for colla

Is there a 'dark side' to Amazon drones, Google robots?

I've got Amazon.com drones in my future. I use Amazon's Prime delivery service for everything from rechargable batteries to art books to beef jerky, and so I was quite taken aback when CEO Jeff Bezos showcased a drone delivery system called Prime Air on 60 Minutes this past weekend. The idea is that packages below five pounds could be delivered straight from Amazon distribution centers to customers within 30 minutes using drones. For now, it seems like half pipe dream, half pseudo-marketing: As many have observed, it probably wasn't a coincidence that the 60 Minutes segment aired on Sunday ahead of Cyber Monday, the busiest online shopping day of the year -- a good time for Amazon to be in the news. Since Sunday's show, media coverage of Bezo's plan has overwhelmingly focused on the technical and logistical aspects of Prime Air. For example, will the FAA be okay with all these drones flying around? Are they safe enough to fly around crowded