Helicopters and planes are steered by joystick-like controllers, so why aren’t drones? Fluidity Technologies is working on just such a controller, with the FT Aviator now on Kickstarter.

The former trauma doctor-turned-tech CEO has flown five space shuttle missions. Even a veteran NASA astronaut who has made repairs on the International Space Station can have trouble controlling a ...

Flying a drone isn't as easy as it looks, as any beginner who has ever purchased one of the pricey things and then immediately crashed it can attest. A startup called MotionPilot wants to help ...

If you've ever been chastised for throwing your entire body around during gaming (because physically leaning into track corners definitely helps somehow), here's a bit of science-backed vindication.

A South Korean start-up company has developed a thumb joystick that allows users to fly a drone with one hand, replacing the traditional two-handed joystick. The "Shift" controller, produced by ...

PUTTING IT TO THE TEST. To test their wearable drone controller, the researchers asked 39 volunteers to complete a real (not virtual) drone course using either the wearable or a standard joystick.

Personally, I’d prefer to feel my remote control, be it in the form of a joystick or not, to relay my drone’s behavior back to me as symbiotically as possible.

For Flying Drones, Your Torso Might Be the Ultimate Joystick Studies show it's much more intuitive than a traditional controller. By David Grossman Published: Jul 17, 2018 4:51 PM EDT ...

Fans of Parrot's AR.Drone quadcopter have been anticipating the arrival of the AR.Drone 3.0 for the past couple of years, but it now looks like the next major addition to the French company's ...

"Our six-axis joystick (XYZ plus rotation around each axis) is so easy to use that even someone with no flight experience or gaming background can now control and fly a drone easily," says co ...

With its 2000 nits brightness, HDMI port for streaming, and a screen that syncs with the drone's gimbal, I believe the RC Pro 2 is the best controller today.