Intel has done it again. Just a few weeks after demonstrating at CES that their synchronized flying drones were a spectacle, or the accompaniment of Lady Gaga in her Super Bowl show, the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics brought a new record of flight of drones in an event of this type.
2018 Winter Olympics: the video of the flight of the 1200 drones of Intel
The opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics held two days ago in the city of Pyeongchang included a very spectacular moment: the flight of 1218 drones in perfect synchrony and that drew on the sky, among other figures, the classic Olympic rings. And of course, there is a video of the specific moment.
In fact, the record of more than 1200 drones flying synchronized did not occur live during the ceremony. Like other demonstrations of this type, both Intel and others, is recorded in ideal conditions in previous days for later, during the live ceremony, embed it in the live (and on the screens of the stadium for attendees live). It is a question of security and precaution, as its protagonists in Wired.
The drones used by Intel belong to its Shooting Star series and are models created specifically for this type of use. They are lightweight, with programmable LED lights and are made of soft materials (and protected propellers) to prevent damage in case of falling among the public. Despite this, their appearances are usually recorded, because they require favorable conditions (little wind or cold, for example) that can not be assured in a live show.
Sometimes the manufacturers reduce the number of drones for the live event, but due to the special weather conditions of the Korean city, this time it could not be. Perhaps there is more luck with the flight and demonstrations that Intel plans to do with 300 drones during the medals ceremonies.
A program is responsible for making the drones dance
Although seeing this army of drones in flight is very striking, the management is simple. Or at least they say it in Intel. In its Shooting Star platform, animators create the show using 3D software, and then, each drone acts as a pixel of the image they want to reflect in the air.
The synchronization of the drones is not done taking into account the location of each one with respect to the next, but they fly individually controlled by a single computer. The assignment of roles is granted just before taking off the flight, depending on the state of charge and the GPS signal of each of the drones. The battery of these little fliers gives about 20 minutes in perfect conditions, something that, with the cold of Korea, does not occur.
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