World’s first auto-follow sports drone takes off with 3D printing

Posted on 26 Jun 2014 by Tim Brown
AirDog – the world’s first automated drone designed to track and video outdoor sports and activities – has been entirely 3D printed using Stratasys FDM technology

UAV start-up company, Helico, has successfully introduced AirDog, the world's first automated drone designed to track and video outdoor sports and activities, using Stratasys 3D printing technology.

Via the AirLeash wrist-worn tracking device, users can capture live aerial video footage of themselves, having set distance, speed and height levels for AirDog to follow. Aimed primarily at the consumer market, AirDog is an innovative, yet simple-to-use, ‘quad-copter’ that operates via a wrist-worn tracking device and accommodates a standard GoPro…

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World’s first auto-follow sports drone takes off with 3D printing

Posted on 25 Jun 2014 by Tim Brown
Aimed primarily at the consumer market, AirDog is an innovative, yet simple-to-use, ‘quad-copter’ that operates via a wrist-worn tracking device and accommodates a standard GoPro sports camera. Users can automatically capture exciting live aerial video footage and still photography of themselves, having set distance, speed and height levels for AirDog to follow. Helico is specifically…

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