Lily – Drone camera

Post by Zezima » Tue, May 12, 2015, 9:56 PM UTC

gtirloni wrote: post #320

DEinspanjer wrote: post #310

Awesome, but my experience with current-gen pseudo-autonomous UAVs, these questions immediately come to mind: Can it follow you around the corner of a building without clipping it? Can it avoid bumping into a tree? Will it climb above the trees to follow you through a wooded area? Can it avoid getting tangled in an overhead utility line?

https://www.lily.camera/terms Purchaser agrees to stay clear of anything in the range of the UAV, or anything it could possibly collide with such as power lines, buildings, other UAVs etc.

Post by ep103 » Tue, May 12, 2015, 10:03 PM UTC

Crito wrote: post #255

ep103 wrote: post #197

It would be cool if the remote in your pocket had a "Call 911!" button. So like, if I was out snowboarding, and saw an avalanche coming, I probably wouldn't be able to call 911. But this little drone is a good deal above me and the avalanche/murderer/shark/whatever, it could call 911 for me, and when they recovered it, it would have video of what happened to me. It could even fly towards a preset location (known rang…

I thought they already had these specifically for avalanches, minus the drone. Some sort of tracking beacon that you can carry around, that will lead them to your body.

Post by ep103 » Tue, May 12, 2015, 10:04 PM UTC

bicx wrote: post #215

ep103 wrote: post #197

It would be cool if the remote in your pocket had a "Call 911!" button. So like, if I was out snowboarding, and saw an avalanche coming, I probably wouldn't be able to call 911. But this little drone is a good deal above me and the avalanche/murderer/shark/whatever, it could call 911 for me, and when they recovered it, it would have video of what happened to me. It could even fly towards a preset location (known rang…

So basically the drone version of Lassie.

Post by dzhiurgis » Tue, May 12, 2015, 10:10 PM UTC

relet wrote: post #237

jakejake wrote: post #227

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was walking down Hollywood Blvd one day when they suddenly shut the street down for about 5 minutes to do a fly-by RC helicopter shot. This was a few years before lightweight drones and cameras were on the market and this helicopter reminded me of a flying lawnmower! As it whizzed by me and thousands of other people, I was pretty sure it could easily have taken off a limb. I have a fairly cheap drone with a built-i…

That is until your cheap drone hits a paraglider, or other light vehicle that is actually allowed to operate in this air space. In most legislations I am aware of, RC flight requires an operator to be in control of the drone.

Post by xolubi » Tue, May 12, 2015, 10:17 PM UTC

Raphael wrote: post #258

thenomad wrote: post #184

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One parachute-for-drone is already being Kickstarted (at least). But the issue is the effective minimum height for a parachute to be any use.

Perhaps an airbag underneath could deploy faster.