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One feature (or use case) that I would like a follow-me drone for is path-lighting. That is, let's say I'm going on a walk in the dark and I don't want to use
by rsync 12y ago
One feature (or use case) that I would like a follow-me drone for is path-lighting.
That is, let's say I'm going on a walk in the dark and I don't want to use a flashlight or wear a headlamp - I've thought of a drone flying 8-10 feet up, a few feet ahead of me, shining a light to light my way.
Since the Lily people seem to be here answering HN comments, I wonder, how far off is your product from doing that ?
- monk_e_boy 12y agoDuck tape and led torch (flashlight).
- pron 12y agoYou'd rather use an expensive, noisy drone that works for twenty minutes than a $15 headlamp that runs for hours?
- semi-extrinsic 12y agoSorry, what? How on earth would this be better than a headlamp, apart from the "look at my drone, my drone is amazing" part?
- Gracana 12y agoWell right now it's totally impractical, but if it floated silently, it would be pretty amazing. It could even light the path that you need to follow to help you navigate, and it wouldn't cause you to blind anyone you turned to talk to.
- Nadya 12y ago"We choose not to do these things because they are practical, but because they are cool!"
- CPLX 12y ago> "look at my drone, my drone is amazing" This is actually a fairly compelling reason to do things.
- semi-extrinsic 12y agoTrue dat. But then the lamp part is just extra weight that also drains electricity from the batteries.
- CPLX 12y ago...while keeping the user perpetually in the spotlight.
- sgustard 12y agoIt can also carry my backpack. Like my own army of air sherpas.
- rsync 12y agoI am inclined to use a headlamp for this almost always. However, if you are walking with one or two other people, their light depends on the direction of your head. And also on your relatively close proximity to them. I dunno. It has occurred to me several times.
- outworlder 12y agoA 'headlamp' doesn't seem that useful. A 'search spotlight', like the police helicopters, could be more interesting.