In a new video released this week by DJI, the prolific drone and super cool camera manufacturer showed a concept for a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called Phantom X. just a concept, but is it really a great concept to think about?and perhaps a little dangerous: automation.
Apparently, automation is becoming a common feature among new drones. DJI introduces the Phantom X concept and, more recently, this year we met Lily, who, well, is an absolute stalker. So, interestingly, there are already technologies that present the Phantom X concept (or that’s about to exist) and?Perhaps even more important? Available to the consumer.
- In recent months.
- We’ve seen a number of new drones with some kind of automation: first there was the Ares drone.
- Which allows users to draw flight paths and digital camera movements on an iPad.
- Then the plane moves and faithfully completes the route using very advanced GPS technology.
- Then there’s the 3DR Solo.
- Which offers complex maneuvers.
- Such as flying over the camera like a cable camera at the touch of a button.
- These drones are still manually piloted drones that.
- For the most part.
- Still have some kind of control.
- But the next step is to remove the controls.
- What about Lily? Is that it.
- All Lily users need to fly is a healthy throw into the air.
- Unbelievable.
- Isn’t it? It’s a launch-and-boot drone.
Here’s Lily’s amazing promotional video. As we said, Lily can be activated by simply throwing it (?) On the air, then Lily can follow you and capture all your movements, without having to touch the remote control of a flight or anything. Phantom X also does, at least in concept.
Curious pros, this is what the Lily drone really did, as the video went viral. Unfortunately, this does not seem to be as effective as the promotion claimed. But well, this video is from six months ago and Lily doesn’t plan to. start deliveries for a few more months, so I hope these issues have been resolved during that time. However, it’s fun to see Lily almost shave her beard off the critic’s face and come face to face with a group of bathers in Central Park.
Now, for DJI news, as we can see in the fictional Phantom X of DJI video, the biggest thing Phantom X could bring to the table is the ability to dodge obstacles, a feature Lily doesn’t have (remember if we’re going to use GPS and let drones follow us, we need to make sure they don’t touch anything. It’s also a big security issue, and it really should be a prerequisite for a technology like this. .
The Phantom X concept shown in the video also includes other interesting potential features, such as a multi-camera mode, that would allow users to “tie up”. The video is streamed simultaneously from multiple drones, then streamed from one to the other live. This can be useful in various live events and sports broadcasts (as long as drones don’t fly dangerously over crowds or athletes), although I’m not quite sure why this would be useful in a traditional movie context, since the multi-camera is usually done in position.
And what features and technologies would you be interested in seeing in the next generation of drones? Let us have your ideas and opinions in the comments!