Drone Racing League Launches DRL RacerAI, The First-Ever Autonomous Racing Drone

The Drone Racing League (DRL), the global, professional drone racing circuit, today launched the DRL RacerAI, the league's first-ever autonomous racing drone. Designed to be the first autonomous robot to defeat a human in a physical sport, the DRL RacerAI will help close the gap between artific...

IDRLC to Host Microdrone Race Event with Largest US Prize Pool to Date

The IDRLC  is hosting a drone racing competition in New Jersey from September 28th through the 29th for microdrone pilots and enthusiasts. The event will be hosted in Flemington at the Drone Zone racing facility and education center for FPV Drone Flying. Depending on the total participants, pilots ...

Take Drone Racing To The Next Level With The DJI Digital FPV Ecosystem

DJI, the global leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, today launched the DJI Digital First Person Viewing (FPV) Transmission System, an advanced digital ecosystem which includes FPV goggles, an FPV Air Unit Transmission Module, an FPV remote controller and an FPV camera. Togeth...

Lockheed Martin and Drone Racing League Announce 2019 AlphaPilot Teams

Lockheed Martin  and Drone Racing League (DRL) today announced the nine teams that were accepted into the 2019 AlphaPilot Innovation Challenge, an open competition to develop artificial intelligence (AI) for high-speed racing drones. These teams have earned a coveted spot in DRL's inaugural ...

New Masters Series Announced For The FAI Drone Racing World Cup

Today, the FAI is delighted to reveal the first two Masters events for 2019. These will be:- FAI North American Drone Masters in Hamburg, New York (USA), 10-11 August 2019 - Jeju FAI World Drone Masters in Jeju City (Korea), 4-6 October 2019The new Masters Series is part of the FAI Drone ...

The Drone Racing League Launches 2019 Season with Twitter and NBC

The Drone Racing League (DRL), the world's only professional drone racing circuit, today announced a new streaming partnership with Twitter and broadcast agreement with NBC and NBC Sports (NBCSN) to air the 2019 DRL Allianz World Championship Season. Premiering on Sunday, August 11, 2019 at 2pm ...

The DRL And Swatch Introduce 2019 Swatch Pilot, Winner Of Global Esport Competition

The Drone Racing League (DRL), the world's premier drone racing circuit, today announced Christopher "Phluxy" Spangler as the winner of the 2019 Swatch DRL Tryouts, the only esports competition that transforms a gamer to pro drone pilot overnight. Since October 1st, thousands of ...

Archangel FPV LLC Releases Limited Edition DR1 Racing Drones

Up and coming drone racing brand, Archangel FPV LLC, recently announced the release of their racing drone lineup. The new limited edition drones were conceived to commemorate the 2018 DHL Champions Series fueled by Mountain Dew and was presented by DR1 Racing. The Archangel drone was first unveiled ...