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Re: Lily – Drone camera

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Post by robotresearcher »

agumonkey wrote: post #75
alexcroox wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

RealSense uses projected IR and thus doesn't work outdoors.

(edit: because short-range and little ambient IR are required)

Re: Lily – Drone camera

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Post by semi-extrinsic »

lsaferite wrote: post #187
semi-extrinsic wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The biggest showstopper for me on this is the hugely disappointing top speed (40 km/h). I'm an alpine skier (ex-racer) and the only times I go that slow is on transport stages. This thing literally wouldn't be able to keep up with Usain Bolt running the 100m. It needs at least twice the top speed.

Well, I would imagine a lot of your speed is downward right? Then it's a matter of a controlled decent really. I'd guess that would increase the top speed of the device as it's really just falling out of the sky and steering.

It's electronically limited to 40 km/h, so I don't think so.

Re: Lily – Drone camera

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Post by rahmaniacc »

windexh8er wrote: post #285
bglazer wrote: post #131

This is really, really cool. That said, flying objects are inherently dangerous. I was at a bike race and a guy was following the pack with a DJI drone. One motor suddenly failed and the thing plummeted to the ground from 40ft and broke into a bunch of pieces. Luckily, it didn't hit anyone but it would have been a major incident if it had. There's a lot of excitement about the cool, flashy features of these drones (f…

As someone who has flown RC drones and heli for the better part of 5+ years now I generally find that there are 3 camps: 1) people who have never flown and assume the worst and often want unrealistic "guarantees" (see above), 2) those who fly, fly often and fly as safe as can be "guaranteed", 3) those who fly in an unsafe manner due to inexperience or just general carelessness. I've always tried to fly responsibly at…

But you do require a license to drive around a car, while this "hobby" does not require anything of that sort. Which is why it is questioned a lot. I belong to camp 2 as well, but i can understand why it might be a cause of concern for many.

Re: Lily – Drone camera

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Post by emiliobumachar »

bglazer wrote: post #131

This is really, really cool. That said, flying objects are inherently dangerous. I was at a bike race and a guy was following the pack with a DJI drone. One motor suddenly failed and the thing plummeted to the ground from 40ft and broke into a bunch of pieces. Luckily, it didn't hit anyone but it would have been a major incident if it had. There's a lot of excitement about the cool, flashy features of these drones (f…

If the whole drone fleet can be made safer than the percentage of cars that drones replace (e.g. by making deliveries), than a case can be made for drones on safety grounds alone, giving zero weight to convenience and economics.

Re: Lily – Drone camera

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Post by grecy »

semi-extrinsic wrote: post #251
grecy wrote: post #169

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm a level 3 snowboard instructor in Canada, and I would say I infrequently go over 40km/h. It's only when I stand still on a groomer and "go fast", or for the run-in for the L/XL jumps.

Have you actually measured your speed though? Because the difference in speed sensation between a snowboard and a car (or bicycle) is just unbelievable if you haven't measured it. The pull rope I linked above is for kids with small/medium jumps, and that's 40 km/h.

Yep, sometimes we race with GPS to see how fast we can go.

80 km/h on a snowboard is fast.

Re: Lily – Drone camera

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Post by agumonkey »

robotresearcher wrote: post #321
agumonkey wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

RealSense uses projected IR and thus doesn't work outdoors. (edit: because short-range and little ambient IR are required)

Thanks for the tip. Are there any portable technology that would work outdoors ?

Re: Lily – Drone camera

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Post by digisth »

This is a great step. Things I'd like to see:

- Real obstacle avoidance so it can work in urban areas so people could do news / tour guide broadcasts like some people are doing on Periscope these days. Rather than holding your phone up in front of you (which gives you a pretty shaky video), you could just tell it to follow you while you talk to it

- A sliding viewfinder that stays on your "face side" so you could see exactly what is being shot at all times.

- The ability to stream the video to another device (like your phone attached to an external HDD) would make it so you could shoot longer form stuff - maybe even complete solo movies, like some of those Assassin's Creed-esque parkour videos.

Re: Lily – Drone camera

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Post by [deleted] »

bglazer wrote: post #131

This is really, really cool. That said, flying objects are inherently dangerous. I was at a bike race and a guy was following the pack with a DJI drone. One motor suddenly failed and the thing plummeted to the ground from 40ft and broke into a bunch of pieces. Luckily, it didn't hit anyone but it would have been a major incident if it had. There's a lot of excitement about the cool, flashy features of these drones (f…

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