HoverAir Claims $750 Flying Camera Isn’t a Drone, Lobbies FCC Loophole
KEY POINTS
- •In December 2025, the US government banned foreign drones, affecting HoverAir’s Aqua model.
- •Zero Zero Robotics launched a $750 product called Versa, claiming it is a camera with snap-on propellers.
- •The company hopes this semantic move will allow Versa to operate despite strict FCC drone regulations.
HoverAir, the drone brand with party tricks like folding flat into your pocket and landing on water, has pulled its boldest stunt yet. After the US government banned foreign drones in December 2025 (the year drones went politically extinct), HoverAir’s Aqua drone drowned in regulatory troubles. Now Zero Zero Robotics, the visionary folks behind HoverAir, hope to sneak their $750 Versa past the FCC by calling it not a drone, but a Pocket Cam with optional flying props. Yes, it flies but doesn't want the government to think it does, proving once again that when regulation meets technology, semantics become the battlefield.
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(1 of 3)When your drone gets banned, just call it a fancy camera with wings and wait for the FCC to untangle that semantic jazz.
HoverAir’s Versa: because why just innovate a drone when you can tax accountants’ patience instead?
Drones are banned? No problem. Just slap some propellers on your selfie-stick and call it art.
Source: Theverge | Published: 8/19/2026 | Author: Sean Hollister
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