The controller consists of a 7-in joystick sitting atop a base unit with a few extra buttons and dials dotted around it. A phone holder juts out the side to give a drone's-eye view of the action.

The "Shift" controller, produced by Seoul-based "this is engineering Inc", comprises a wireless thumb ring and small joystick which the developers say can make flying a drone more intuitive.

Fluidity Tech based in Houston, Texas has created a new single-handed drone controller aptly named the FT Aviator, which is described as a “game-changing drone controller” designed by former ...

Among its improvements over the AR.Drone 2.0 are a better camera, longer range, and an optional joystick-based controller. The Bebop features a 14-megapixel/1080p camera (as opposed to the 2.0's ...

Latest-generation drones now cost around $1,000, if not more. Too rich for your blood? How about $100? Or how about … $10? Seriously! Back in February, I picked up ...

From quadcopters that use radar to map 3D environments to self-automated systems that launch themselves, drones are getting more and more sophisticated with every passing week. Sadly, controlling ...

PUT DOWN THE JOYSTICK. If you've ever tried to pilot a drone, it's probably taken a little while to do it well; each drone is a little different, and figuring out how to use its manual controller ...

Upon testing the intermediate mode to attempt a few aerial stunts, he added that “switching from the old control to the joystick was a snap…you forget you’re piloting a drone.” Below is ...

On Tuesday, Yuneec International announced the Breeze First-Person View Controller and goggles, an optional upgrade from the drone’s original app-based flight controls. A smartphone slides into ...

The EPFL scientists have designed a system which uses the human torso to control a drone as opposed to using a joystick. This would leave a person's head free to look around, "much like a bird ...