Drones Come Home--Special Coverage--People's Daily Online

Drones have proved their worth in military and intelligence operations, but there are far greater potential for civilian uses. With the expansion of its application in disaster relief, aerial photography, environmental protection and etc, we come to realize the role and value of the unmanned aerial vehicles(UAV). (Gao Yinan, People's Daily Oline)

10 Surprising drone uses (Besides pizza delivery)

Recent headlines suggest that drones may see more civilian, non-military usage by 2015. Let's take a look at these awesome ways drone are used in daily life.

Drones for civilian use, new toys or tools?

Since last year, the word drone, also known as an UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) has become one of the most known terms. It has also attracted extreme interest in capital markets.

Emerging favorite of capital marketConcerns for civilian drone industry

Entrepreneur under 30 makes UAVs fly high

Wang's quest to put DJI robots into sky

Among the entrepreneurs born after 1980, there is Tian Gangyin, who has an ambitious plan to develop an unmanned helicopter to fly across the Pacific and the Himalayas.
The company now has developed its R&D team to 50-60 engineers. Every year, they receives more than 100 orders of several types of UAVs.
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Wang Tao, 34, founder of Dajiang Innovation Technology Co. (DJI), sells about 400,000 units of UAV and is on track to do more than $1 billion in sales this year, up from $500 million last year, according to forbes.com.
The company accounts for 70% of the consumer drone market, according to Frost & Sullivan.