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i for propellers, a compact size agility combined with a high resolution camera. jones have become part of our everyday life. they were originally developed for military research, including by british actor and engineer reginald denny. from 1935 onwards, he builds remote controlled aircraft, used by the u. s. for air defense exercises. these days though, there are many ways in which we use draws for more peaceful purposes, for tracking down missing persons or pets, for instance, or for impressive light shows in the night sky. or for those epic shots we keep seeing and movies. the next big trend has a lot to do with speed. first person view. drones are revolutionizing filmmaking. be it these full throttle tracking, shot alongside sports, cars, or exciting new angles of the berlin palace. or delicate aerial maneuvers through

a bowling alley. first person view or f p v cameras allow the pilot to take on the drones perspective. this is within human place that it's a little bit like playing, playstation or other game consoles, the money to control the drone and see exactly what the drone is saying. we'll see that one, all c s p v drone pilots. like you leon, sputter use video goggles would receive a live signal from the drones camera. these lightweight drones have powerful motors and can reach speeds of more than 150 kilometers per hour. the way the drone can twist and turn sideways, an upside down allows for a very unique cinematic style that you can't get with a normal drone. gordon's and a modern ones are controlled manually in london. you can try more risky maneuvers.

keegan, the montes perspectives are new hunter, ones we haven't really seen before. so long a nuclear forget them for cumbersome to be developed. that's not only produced cinema level quality images. thank. but we're also lightweight enough to be able to fly attached to f. p v. drones before, we're not moving these new perspectives are now transforming cinema. the netflix film red notice was the 1st hollywood blockbuster to make full use of f. p v. drone footage. flash. so classes compared to a classic drone and f p v drone gives videographers far more freedom. aha was wondering with an f p v drone. you could do nose dives, default all the plasma possible with regular drones office, jupiter sensors and control mechanism. sick on dashed oil, which assist the pilots in many ways, but don't allow for steve dive slight interest on almost alone allow multiple strokes. at p v. drones can perform highly delicate maneuvers,

allowing them to execute indoor shots to originally 1st person the a jones were developed for sports. they've been used in drone raising for many years. there's now an entire industry behind these races with big sponsors and 5 figure prize money on youtube and other video platforms f. p. v eclipse get hundreds of thousands of use. the top john pilots, like alex vanover from the u. s. or look at it. so from italy anal stars outside the scene, to feeder peloton the middle of many successful pilots in the cinema world. and originally came from the racing world. thank you, because that's where they could train and develop their skills fees kogan, your mental status, a big part of l, or consult as a certain stress and pressure to perform when you're racing on a fossil by an attrition. good with that and spun on that experience. it could be very helpful on a film set it us as an am vincent to which off. and thanks often you man, i would good walk f p v. drones are also increasingly used by high drone pilot.

most drone manufacturers offer models that will lend that f p v. feeling to your vacation shots at speeds of up to 140 kilometers per hour. they're not as fast as traditional racing drones, but they still allow for exciting and daring maneuvers. beginners can 1st practice in safe mode, and if things start getting too risky, there's an emergency stop button. if you're now day dreaming of taking a few after the drone shot at the next garden party. well, you could basically get started right away. the trend has already reached the market for every day. consumers. here are a few tips on how to begin with julian sputter has been flying 1st person view drones for more than 6 years. he's competed in various races including the german championship. since 2020, he's been earning a living through his camera work. among them, we're not. if you're interested in picking up this wonderful hobby,

you should connect on social media with people who are already doing it from well ye many there will have the necessary experience to help guide the way. the next step is usually trying an f p. v. simulator also allows you to have a risk free go to it's all to see this hobby as a good fit for this. go get a feel for the controls and this type of flying. but once you've got down the basic side, you can try it out in real life. but if you want to go beyond merely taking, if you vacation photos, or if you want to delve into the world of drone racing, you'll need some technical know how does visix those anklets? los important thing is to have a drone that flies well effect. but that'll save you a lot of time from needing to make corrections later, like stabilizing and so on. i understood the owner a well configured drone is really key to producing beautiful, smooth shots to proceed. but whether you're a hobby pilot or a professional, there are a few rules. every one has to follow when flying drones, guns,

ag minds. it's generally, it's always a good idea to maintain a certain distance from other people, houses, or to research beforehand where flying drones is allowed and where it's forbidden. well, thank you, but course a universal rulers don't go near airports. that's the most important thing, except on by learn that's dangerous. and on the other one that generates bad press, that's detrimental for the scene at large him for every one who loves this hobby. i book as a pilots, you get annoyed when you see that someone went to close to an airport, but they're drone again. one of our to that's really frustrating on for govern. florist us is actually wireless. like in most countries, joan pilots typically need permits to find germany and girls are prohibited in the vicinity of military compounds, government buildings, and larger research institutions. the high stock building and berlin has a jo, no fly zone with a radius of more than 5 kilometers. unless you get a special permit, but if you think bad sounds drake, just listen to this in morocco, algeria, cuba and belize. flying

a drone is forbidden, entirely, even possessing one could get arrested in some other countries. and many jones don't even need a person at the controls anymore. it's a trend worth keeping an eye on in the future, drones that can fly autonomy lee will be assigned more and more tasks like delivering medication or searching for missing persons in a forest. these types of drones are made possible by intelligent algorithms that process data from the camera integrated position sensors and gps the drones a i can then determine which objects to avoid while in beer similar to human drone pilots, the i trains 1st in simulator such as the one microsoft developed, in order to get the most realistic results. objects are hyper, realistically simulated on edge servers. air pressure,

the conditions and time of day are all taken into account. all of this is necessary for the drone to be able to transfer this experience to the real world. on its virtual test flights, the eye is constantly learning and including on what happens after crash. developers are constantly adding new features to drowns. take out this solar power, joan, therefor, it's gone for more than 40 days. nonstop on a test flight in the future. it could even replace satellites or personally, and really intrigued by these drowns here. smaller than an and they're essentially flying microchips. they're supposed to be especially good at monitoring, changes in the environment, and jones can do much, much more positano in south western italy, the joan manufacturer, pirates came up with an automated solution to make a 3 d map of this picturesque place. positano was actually an eagle's nest on the

side of a cliff. it's organized on several hills with conventional methods. it would have taken months or even years to capture the entire site. with anna f, e i, it took only 3 days to jerome takes photos of the area with a fully automatic high resolution camera avoiding obstacles in its way. a software then uses the photos to create a 3 d model. these drones from a research lab at the university of pennsylvania we're katana mosley. each drone has a magnetic metal frame. the task is to autonomously connect to each other in the air . ideally without crushing. each drone has its own individual artificial intelligence. after numerous attempts, the drones have learned to adapt to each other so that they hover steadily in various configurations. just imagine in the future, these drones could connect to foreign flying stages at concerts, or be used

a super mobile bridges in disaster areas. this drone is being developed in the lab to the so called snug has birdlike clause, which it uses to learn to grab different objects, just like a bird. the legs and feet were inspired by paragraph falcons, just like birds that has a 2 legs that can move independently. also, just like birds, this robot has a rigid like structure and foot structure that's acting like the bones. it has motors which act like muscles and it transmits forces through tendons. when lending the drones clause gripped the branch, a special algorithm helps the drone maintain its balance. the greatest challenge is the range of brunch types. the drones integrated a i was trained in test flights in a forest in the north western united states, can now land and all sorts of different branches. regardless if they're thick or

thin, dry or wet. most ariel robots, especially robots that rely on rotors to keep themselves hovering in the air, can only fly for about half an hour. and so the ability of this robot to perch and save power enables it to study the environment over much longer time periods. exciting prospects and the market for drones has grown significantly. in 2021. it was worth more than 25000000000. darryl square. white. what's your take on drones? have you ever flown one? do you think they're a useful tool or an unnecessary gadget? let us know what you think you can write as an e mail or drop us a comment on our youtube channel by and see you next time. ah

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