Zano drone
Kickstarter has commissioned a freelance journalist to investigate a high-profile drone project that failed after raising nearly $3.5m on the crowdfunding platform. The move is an odd one for a company that tends not to get overly involved when Kickstarter projects go awry. Zano’s swarming drone project is by no means alone in the ‘currently undelivered’ category; LightFreq is just one other project that far surpassed its initial goal, but has never materialized for backers. In a statement given to the BBC, Kickstarter said: “It’s OK for Kickstarter creators to take on big ideas and fail, but we expect transparency and…

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