Lily – Drone camera • Hacker News Board

Re: Lily – Drone camera

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Post by brk » Tue, May 12, 2015, 4:46 PM UTC

gambiter wrote: post #24

I'm very impressed by the capabilities. I've seen 'follow me' drones before, but I don't know if I've seen any that are waterproof or as compact as this. And the smiling face on the front is a nice touch. It's still hard to part with my money (even at 50% off) when the ship date is next year though. I've been burned by various kickstarter projects that get delayed ad infinitum.

I've been burned by various kickstarter projects that get delayed ad infinitum.

Me too. I've decided that there are no new things that I need so much that I can't wait until the thing is actually shipping. In many cases I've been quite happy waiting until a v2 release when the early bugs and quirks are worked out.

Re: Lily – Drone camera

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Post by bradbeattie » Tue, May 12, 2015, 4:46 PM UTC

Without a human operator assessing risk, what's to stop the drone from accidentally flying into someone and cutting them up with its blades?

Re: Lily – Drone camera

#33

Post by vvpan » Tue, May 12, 2015, 4:46 PM UTC

darrelld wrote: post #10

This is cool. I've been dreaming about something similar. In my mind though it would be smaller and could hitch a ride on your shoulder.

This is when these things will find their true purpose: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41blwh4qNWL._SL500_.jp...

Re: Lily – Drone camera

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Post by mdpopescu » Tue, May 12, 2015, 4:47 PM UTC

libc wrote: post #29

I'm curious how it homes in on the tracker.

Apparently based on the hand device.

Re: Lily – Drone camera

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Post by eclipxe » Tue, May 12, 2015, 4:47 PM UTC

Video made me want to have a more active life. I thought "cool!" but then I imagined my video output would be hours of me typing, browsing HN & Reddit.

Re: Lily – Drone camera

#36

Post by rsync » Tue, May 12, 2015, 4:48 PM UTC

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 ?

Re: Lily – Drone camera

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Post by javert » Tue, May 12, 2015, 4:49 PM UTC

eclipxe wrote: post #35

Video made me want to have a more active life. I thought "cool!" but then I imagined my video output would be hours of me typing, browsing HN & Reddit.

Somebody should do a spoof video of their marketing video that shows exactly that.

Re: Lily – Drone camera

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Post by gr3yh47 » Tue, May 12, 2015, 4:49 PM UTC

mdpopescu wrote: post #34

libc wrote: post #29

I'm curious how it homes in on the tracker.

Apparently based on the hand device.

i think the question is what tech does it use do accomplish this

Re: Lily – Drone camera

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Post by wingerlang » Tue, May 12, 2015, 4:49 PM UTC

blrsk wrote: post #20

ericz wrote: post #4

That is one of the first videos I've seen in a long time where I've thought "wow we can do that now?"

Thank you! This is just a glimpse of what one can do with Lily. Check out our website www.lily.camera for more information.

The submission is literally a link to the website.

Re: Lily – Drone camera

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Post by cmstoken » Tue, May 12, 2015, 4:49 PM UTC

Wow. This is purely amazing! Definitely ordering one.