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I was talking about the concept of using Parrot drones or helicopters to do news footage and get views above crowds with a guy who has an autonomous helicopter.
by gregpilling 14y ago
I was talking about the concept of using Parrot drones or helicopters to do news footage and get views above crowds with a guy who has an autonomous helicopter. He quickly burst the concept by pointing out to me that his autonomous helicopter has a 6 foot diameter rotor made of carbon fiber. Or in his words "If I lost control of it over a crowd, what damage do you think two samurai swords coming in at 30 mph could do to a bunch of people? People that fly drones over crowds are assholes". (his words, but I thought they were worth noting)
A Parrot drone is much smaller, but I still wouldn't want to be hit with one, spinning propellers and all. I had one and found it hard to control with any wind in the area.
- mseebach 14y agoIt sounds like basing your drone on a blimp could be practical. It's going to stay reasonably steady, and it can stay up for a long time with a fairly large payload. Also, no big moving parts to decapitate people.
- MartinCron 14y agoLet's not forget the most important part. Blimps are cool.
- snogglethorpe 14y agoOn the other hand, they're also pretty big and visible targets... oO;
- petitmiam 14y agoI've seen a 5m or so length blimp used at a sporting event as half-time entertainment. It did make me wonder if there could be other uses for it.
- guard-of-terra 14y agoPeople do use drones to get news footage: http://www.euronews.com/picture-of-the-day/2011/12/10/ten-thousand-protesters-take-the-streets-of-moscow/ http://www.euronews.com/picture-of-the-day/2011/12/10/ten-th... I believe this shot was taken by a drone See also http://rccam.livejournal.com/49843.html http://rccam.livejournal.com/49843.html