Tuesday, 9 June 2015

Drones battle it out in the centre of Sydney

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Visitors to Martin Place in Sydney's central business district have been competing for drone supremacy.

The world-first "Game of Drones" installation has been built by Intel as part of the autumn design and technology festival, Vivid. Six members of the public at a time have been able to fly drones within a purpose-built cylinder enclosure, furiously competing to enter an overhead obstacle and win the game.

Fliers simply tapped Microsoft Surface tablets to control the drone. On a test-flight, Mashable Australia found the drone's range of motion — simply up or down — a little underwhelming. But strict public safety rules governing the set-up put the kibosh on any of the wilder flight paths or sky-high skirmishes certain members of the public may have had planned. Read more...

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