26 Nisan 2016 Salı

This Autonomous Camera Drone Can Follow Your Face

This tiny drone is small, safe, smart — and a little scary.

This is the (not particularly creatively titled) "Hover Camera."

This is the (not particularly creatively titled) "Hover Camera."

It's the first product from Zero Zero Robotics, a Chinese company founded by two Stanford grads that hopes to bring autonomous devices into our homes.

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Hover Camera is a tiny, self-flying drone with an on-board 4K camera.

Hover Camera is a tiny, self-flying drone with an on-board 4K camera.

Weighing just 240 grams, the device is just small enough to avoid the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's drone registration requirements.

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It's also portable. You can fold it, making it even smaller still.

It's also portable. You can fold it, making it even smaller still.

The whole thing is encased in a carbon fiber frame that makes it look a little like an airborne cafeteria tray when it's flying. But this enclosure also makes the Hover Camera's propellers nearly impossible to touch. While we weren't able to test it extensively, it did appear to be safer (and sturdier) than the average quadcopter.

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While airborne, the Hover Camera can be piloted via smartphone app ...

While airborne, the Hover Camera can be piloted via smartphone app ...

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