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Lily – Drone camera

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Re: Lily – Drone camera

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Post by joefreeman »

monk_e_boy wrote: post #55
joefreeman wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I guess the drone wouldn't be able to launch from the water if it had landed upside-down? (As a concept, this is amazing - excited to see how well it works in practice.)

Waterproof will be amazing safety for kitesurfing and surfing in general, quadcopters are super cool, but you don't want to drop one in salty water. There are already techie stuff for kiters, we use the Woo device and gopros a lot. Most areas have a club to keep members under control (irresponsible kiting can be dangerous to people not in the sea, unlike surfing) ... our club is keen on getting Woos, GoPros, webcams,…

I can't imagine that propellers play nicely with kites...

Re: Lily – Drone camera

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Post by bezaorj »

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.

From the FAQ: "What is your policy on refunds? If you decide to cancel your pre-order before Lily ships, we will provide a full refund to you."

Re: Lily – Drone camera

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Post by guiporto »

josefresco wrote: post #19

I wonder how this handles obstacles. The trails we ride are not wide open ski slopes, or rivers, often times they are tight/wooded trails. Would like to see how it handles "close following". Lastly, the part in the video where the guy just tosses it into the river was definitely mind-blowing.

Yeah. I kiteboard and I would love to make some images using Lilly. But I'm pretty sure eventually Lilly may crash into the lines or kite.

Re: Lily – Drone camera

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Post by grecy »

monk_e_boy wrote: post #62
josefresco wrote: post #19

I wonder how this handles obstacles. The trails we ride are not wide open ski slopes, or rivers, often times they are tight/wooded trails. Would like to see how it handles "close following". Lastly, the part in the video where the guy just tosses it into the river was definitely mind-blowing.

Wonder if you can buy a few and tell them to follow each other.

The FAQ says they're working on having multiple cameras follow one person

Re: Lily – Drone camera

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Post by agumonkey »

alexcroox wrote: post #27
josefresco wrote: post #19

I wonder how this handles obstacles. The trails we ride are not wide open ski slopes, or rivers, often times they are tight/wooded trails. Would like to see how it handles "close following". Lastly, the part in the video where the guy just tosses it into the river was definitely mind-blowing.

This is the big reason people don't buy these types of drones (this one certainly isn't the first of it's kind). It doesn't have obstacle avoidance or it will make a massive deal of it.

Intel last keynote demoed very capable drones. They're showing it off, it won't be long until it hits the market. They named the components RealSense, a miniature kinect I guess. Nice demo at 4:55:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us0BqJvsF9k&t=295

Re: Lily – Drone camera

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Post by seivan »

alexcroox wrote: post #27
josefresco wrote: post #19

I wonder how this handles obstacles. The trails we ride are not wide open ski slopes, or rivers, often times they are tight/wooded trails. Would like to see how it handles "close following". Lastly, the part in the video where the guy just tosses it into the river was definitely mind-blowing.

This is the big reason people don't buy these types of drones (this one certainly isn't the first of it's kind). It doesn't have obstacle avoidance or it will make a massive deal of it.

I probably have no clue what I am talking about, but wouldn't it be sorta like steering forces?

Seek A Avoid B

In your case, a ton of Bs in terms of leaves, branches and etc.

I guess it would need a wide scan to detect if there is a path either vertically or horizontally.

Re: Lily – Drone camera

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Post by jshap70 »

monk_e_boy wrote: post #62
josefresco wrote: post #19

I wonder how this handles obstacles. The trails we ride are not wide open ski slopes, or rivers, often times they are tight/wooded trails. Would like to see how it handles "close following". Lastly, the part in the video where the guy just tosses it into the river was definitely mind-blowing.

Wonder if you can buy a few and tell them to follow each other.

This is the true hacker mentality right here

Re: Lily – Drone camera

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Post by ygmelnikova »

"The new introspectiveness announced the demise of an established set of traditional faiths centred on work and the postponement of gratification, and the emergence of a consumption-oriented lifestyle ethic centred on lived experience and the immediacy of daily lifestyle choices."

If my generation was called the "me" generation, how would you describe this generation?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me_generation

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