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Drones Speed Through FPV Obstacle Course in U.K.

By atesmeh | July 27, 2015

Drone enthusiasts recently flew their UAVs through the UK’s first-purpose built first person view quadcopter racecourse in an attempt to demonstrate their piloting prowess. The race, which took place at a park outside of Manchester, forced the competitors to wear video-feed equipped goggles so that they could bob and weave past opposing drones and trees, while at the same time speeding at heights around four to six feet from the ground. Race winner Phil Miller was the only pilot to complete the course without crashing.

In other drone-related news, the nonprofit Ocean Alliance has created a waterproof drone designed to monitor the health of whales. Named “Snotbot,” the drone would be used to collect the mucus released from a whale’s blowhole, which provides great detail relating to a whale’s health. Also, drones are being used to locate endangered chimpanzees in Africa.

Formula One for DRONES: Aircraft dodge obstacles and crash into each other while tackling a fiendishly difficult racecourse

In scenes reminiscent of a sci-fi film, drones took to the air to race one another at the UK’s first purpose built ‘FPV’ quadcopter racecourse. FPV stands for first person view and competitors …
Read more at Daily Mail »


Whale snot drones endorsed by Patrick Stewart need your help

What’s the best way to gauge the health of whales in the wild. Turns out, it’s actually the mucus inside their mouths and noses that expelled through their blowholes. In an effort to …
Read more at Mothern Nature Network Animals »


Drones locate endangered chimpanzees

Drones are now being used to aid in the protection of chimpanzee. In Africa, the primates make nests high in thick tree canopies. These nests are difficult for researchers to locate, often taking hours …
Read more at Treehugger »


At the first ever drone race, the FAA requested that the drones stay below 70 mph. http://t.co/VPrIYoMU4I

— Science Friday (@scifri)
2015-07-27T18:40:03Z


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