Welcome To The Drones For Kids and Teens Blog
The #1 youth drone STEM summer program for kids, teens and high school students using drones in and out of the classroom
The Drobots Company started this blog to help inform, update and educate parents and students alike. We want kids and teens to be more engaged with drone technology as well as STEM education all together.
We are strong believers that students learn best when they are able to (a) get outside and away from the computer (b) spark their internal curiosity through both mind and body in a STEM application and (c) create! Drones for kids and teens was specifically designed to open the door into both the present and the future. Fly away with us as we continue to educate students all over the world to both the application and usefulness of drones and how this technology will have an impact on how kids, teens and high school students to create, to think, and to solve.
The Flying Sensor Network That Could Save Our Planet – Drones
The Flying Sensor Network That Could (Finally!) Save Our Planet Surveillance drones don’t have to be creepy. They can also help protect endangered animals and their habitats. Sea Shepherd got its first drone in 2011 — a fixed wing aircraft donated by a recycling plant...
Daimler to Work With Matternet to Develop Delivery Van Drones
Drone Delivery of Packages Coming Soon Auto maker investing about $560 million to design electric vans that can host aerial deliveries Daimler AG said on Wednesday it would join with U.S. startup Matternet to develop drones for its delivery vans and invest €500...
Build a LEGO Drone with Flybrix Kits
Kids Can Now Build a LEGO Drone with Flybrix Kits A San Francisco startup today began selling build-a-drone kits for kids age 14 and up comprised of: LEGO bricks, boom arms and motors that don’t require soldering, and other off the shelf and Flybrix-designed parts....
Chipotle Is Bringing Burrito Delivery Drones to Campus
Alphabet and Chipotle Are Bringing Burrito Delivery Drones to Campus In what’s sure to be a college student’s dream come true, drones will soon be delivering burritos on the campus of Virginia Tech. What's that up in the air at Virginia Tech? It's a bird! It's a...
New Parrot Fixed Wing Disco Drone Takes Flight Next Month
New Parrot Fixed Wing Disco Drone Takes Flight Next Month Half a year after debuting a prototype at CES, Parrot’s finally ready to show off the final version of its next radical entry in the rapidly expanding drone space. The Disco marks a noted departure from both...
Google Dreams of Smartphone Drones Hovering Your Presence into Meetings
Google Dreams of Smartphone Drones Hovering Your Presence into Meetings Google has been granted a patent for a mobile telepresence system powered by H-shaped drones. Many drones come with cameras, but Google thinks a drone with a projector could be the answer to...
Disney and Drones
Disney to Start Using Drones At Theme Parks In Future Disney filed a patent for a UAV based projection system, which it intends to use in its extravagant light shows held nightly at its theme parks. Get ready for the best shows for kids and parents by way of drones at...
Tanky Drone on Kickstarter Visits Drobots Company Drone Summer Camp
World's Fastest Consumer Drone Goes 85 MPH and Records 4K Video Experience incredible speed! See the world like never before! True racing technology in the palm of your hand! Below is a recorded video from Bogdan, the founder of Tanky Drone. Bogdan created this video...
World’s Fastest Consumer Drone Goes 85 MPH and Records 4K Video
World's Fastest Consumer Drone Goes 85 MPH and Records 4K Video A Former Pro Racer Just Built The Drone Of His Dreams Wow! Check out what this 18 year old is doing under the fellowship of Peter Thiel. It's not heading off to college that is for sure! George Matus was...
Racing Technology, Now Available To Everyone.
Designed for eye popping speed and incredible durability! Racing technology, now available to everyone. "A Different Kind of Drone" Tanky Drone is not the first nor the last ready to fly FPV Racing drone Kickstarter has some great projects. This one particularly...