Syma S107, $25.98 on Amazon.com Back in 2010, the S107 was my favorite tiny RC helicopter. It was well-built, cheap, and because it has an on-board gyroscopic stabilizer, it is exceptionally easy ...

It's a quadricopter -- a helicopter with four propellers that extend from a central core. Yes, it's a toy, but a very sophisticated one, with a price tag ($299) to match.

The AR.Drone, a WiFi-ready, 21st century spin on RC helicopters, allows amateur pilots to use their iPhone to control altitude and direction — you just tap or tilt the device.

Constructing a Lego helicopter UAV that completely resembles the classic, ground-based toy bricks, on the other hand, is another matter (particularly, when it can actually fly).

It's hard to believe that a four-bladed toy helicopter with onboard TV camera that you can just fly around or use to play games on the Internet could get better. But Parrot, the French wireless ...

FAA regulations for a toy helicopter under such a situation are the same as those for a predator drone. “The whole beginning of this was that we got the idea that we could use a remote control ...

Drones are no longer the sole province of the U.S. military and intelligence agencies. They are starting to appear in U.S. skies. Police are employing them to fight crime. Enthusiasts are making ...

In a quest to get the perfect shot, Eric Austin, a Texas-based videographer, found a neat way to fuse a remote controlled helicopter and a Canon DSLR camera so he could shoot aerial videos easily ...

What began as a think tank stunt with a do-it-yourself drone turned into a lesson for researchers on the inadequacy of Federal Aviation Administration unmanned aircraft zoning. Benjamin Wittes, a ...