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The 500ft View
Enrique Iglesias learned this past week why some people worry about how the public will interact with drones, but in a way we bet even his handlers didn't quite expect: Iglesias, for reasons that remain unclear (though video evidence suggests vanity), reached out during a concert in which he was performing, grabbing a camera drone out of the air. What happened next will come as no surprise to anyone who's ever worked with a drone: Iglesias' hand, not retracted soon enough, suffered a slicing blow by the drone's propellors, and the sort of dramatic bleeding that accompanies injuries to critical extremities began.
Iglesias' strong sense of showmanship quickly kicked in, and he, with his wounded hand, brushed the image of a bright red heart, large-scale onto his previously spotless white shirt and proceeded to perform the entire rest of the concert before being medivac'd to LA for treatment.
Is Iglesias to blame for not understanding the hazards? I mean, at least a little bit. Who knows what inspired him or what he thought would happen. At the same time, the event highlights the risks we can all expect from the interaction between members of the public and our new, flying-lawnmower tech overlords.
That said, Iglesias' unfortunate incident has perhaps done more to educate the world about why you don't just try to grab a drone out of the air and we hope that word spreads far and wide to save others from similar mishap.
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News
Lake Havasu is considering regulating drones after an incident where a man threw his T-shirt at a drone. The man was cited by police for criminal damage. [Link]
The long rumored GoPro drone was confirmed by GoPro CEO Nick Woodman. [Link]
Google’s solar-fueled prototype drone crashed in New Mexico. [Link]
Florida enacts a new drone privacy law restricting "intentional" surveillance. [Link]
The six U.S. UAS test sites now have blanket authorizations to fly drones, loosening pilot certification requirements. [Link]
Sudden and very stringent regulations on drones in Kenya have cut off what people anticipated would be a burgeoning drone market. [Link]
A passenger plane near LaGuardia had to take evasive action to avoid colliding with a drone on Friday. It's speculated a hipster in Prospect Park was behind the controls. [Link]
The Dublin Fire Brigade could soon be using drones to assess major fires and other major events. [Link]
Researchers are using drones to monitor whale blubber of gray whales off the California coast as they migrate from Mexico to the Arctic. [Link]
Increased local use of drones in Massachusetts is raising concerns over privacy restrictions. [Link]
Drones are now being used by Hurricane Hunters to help predict the path of hurricanes coming towards the United States. [Link]
An English marketing company is using drones to create branding campaigns for their clients. [Link]
A Georgia beach is using drones to educate beach-goers on the dangers of the tide. [Link]
Researchers are using drones in the search for missing persons after the floods in Texas and Oklahoma. [Link]
Scientists at a university near New Delhi will soon be using drones to monitor encroachment, protect water bodies, and count trees in the area. [Link]
Researchers have created a drone that can autonomously navigate using computer vision, obviating the need for GPS. [Link]
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That’s it for this week. If you come across an interesting drone story, send us an email at submissions@thebuzzer.co and we’ll include it in our next edition. Until then, fly safe and enjoy living in the future.
Yours,
The Buzzer
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