"Communities and serious
competitions have been springing up from the Bay Area to France, sending
drones through courses in the woods like the speeder bikes in Star
Wars. Though there are models marketed for racing, most of these crafts
are built in garages, either from scratch or with heavy modifications to
products out of the box. Parrot doesn’t make models specifically for
racing — yet. That’s why Philippe is here.
The
impetus for this race is the Drones, Data X conference in Santa Cruz
over the weekend. Heavyweights like Amazon, Google, GoPro and Facebook
are all interested in how unmanned aerial vehicles can factor into their
business. Facebook bought a solar-powered drone company to broadcast
the Internet. Amazon may use them to deliver packages. GoPros are one of
the most commonly mounted cameras on the nose of a drone. Who knows
what Google wants with them but the company has shown an unending
interest in robotics."
I see a local group of a few people setting up courses near the fairgrounds here. Looks like fun.
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