Drone technology
Flight instructor James Baker, right, and chief flight instructor Mark C. W. Robinson, both with Revolution Aviation, demonstrate the AscTec Hummingbird at Bonita Creek Park in Newport Beach. (Kevin Chang / Daily Pilot)
Technology journalist Tim Stenovec controls a Parrot Minidrone “Rolling Spider” during a demonstration June 10 in New York. The small consumer drone will fly like a helicopter and is controlled by a smartphone. (Stan Honda / AFP / Getty Images)
This April 27, 2012, file photo shows the Draganflyer X6 helicopter in Seattle. The mayor of Seattle ended the police department’s drone program after residents protested in 2013. (Alan Berner / Associated Press)
A small drone hovers in the sky on Feb. 1 during a meet-up of the DC Area Drone User Group. Drone enthusiasts see great civilian potential for unmanned aerial vehicles, including construction work and wildlife conservation. (AFP / Getty Images)
A Parrot Bebop drone is held during a Parrot event in San Francisco on May 8. The Parrot Bebop drone, which has a 14-megapixel fish-eye camera lens and battery life of about 12 minutes flying time, is scheduled to be released later this year. (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press)
