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The Drone Umbrella
The RainP4 is a "simple to use hands-free umbrella that hovers above your head"
I figured this had to be a gag, but the UK's Drones Direct is apparently selling the RainP4, a DJI Phantom 4 with an umbrella attachment.
Enter a caption (optional)For £1,299 (USD $1,640) you get a:
- Simple to use hands-free umbrella that hovers above your head
- Hands-free piloting - the drone automatically follows you via your smartphone's GPS
- Perfect for walking the dog, riding a bike, watching a sporting event, etc.....
- Long battery life - up to 30 minutes flight time
- Built-in collision avoidance technology for maximum safety
- Can be also used as a regular drone to fly in the rain
Unsurprisingly, YouTube footage of this contraption in action does not appear to exist. And, uh—watching a sporting event? Yeah, I'm sure the folks behind you in the stands won't mind!
Enter a caption (optional)Via Technabob
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Back in school in 1995 or so I posited a hypothetical "PDA" (as smartphones were known at the time) that could fly and follow you around, so that you could have a powerful device with a ludicrously big screen (I think about the size of an iPhone 6S) but not have to actually carry it. This, as pictured, I would actually call goofier.
I'd be curious to see how this does (or should I say would) effect the flight of the quad-copter.
Anyone who ever used an umbrella knows they are not the most aerodynamic contraptions, but it could also potentially create a sort of reverse "ground effect".
Anyone fancy rigging an umbrella to their drone and film what happens???
Just when you think there can't be a greater waste of resources ...
If my phone's GPS accuracy is anything to go off of, this will serve as an excellent umbrella for someone on the other side of the street.