A Toronto startup is launching a campaign to send swarms of lightweight cameras into the skies. The PlexiDrone is a small quadcopter with a snap-in socket for lifting a variety of prosumer devices skyward, from point-and-shoots to GoPros. DreamQii, the company behind the PlexiDrone, boasts that the aircraft’s design lets users capture 360 degrees of footage without propellers or landing gear getting in the way.
Pilots can control multiple drones using a smartphone or tablet along with a custom Bluetooth hub to shoot from multiple points-of-view simultaneously. To get off the ground, the company is hoping to raise $100,000 on Indiegogo in a campaign launched Wednesday.
The PlexiDrone weighs just under three pounds, almost exactly the weight of a 13-inch MacBook Air. While no one wants a laptop falling out of the sky and onto their heads, aircraft like the PlexiDrone are becoming almost wispy. DreamQii also claims the PlexiDrone is smart enough to steer clear of obstacles in its way, suggesting the drone’s systems would have to crash completely before the drone itself would.
Source: Wired
It always cracks me up to see “professional” companies offering products like this when their prototype shows they know very little about the industry. They aren’t even using proper multirotor specific motors, generic brand (HobbyKing or RCTimer), and worst of all, using that style of prop mount. I can’t imagine the vibration going through that platform.
Hi Andy,
Thanks for your comment. I thought I would clear some things up.
The picture you see above and in a lot of our shots are not our final motor selections. As a matter of fact, I have three Plexi’s on the table next to me and all three have different motor and prop combos.
As you pointed out there is no way we are delivering the Plexi with those prop mounts (nor those props). They are just for our testing.
Hope that clears some things up. If you have any other questions please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Regards,
Nicky Spina