Christmas time ! Here are the videos that caught my attention on YouTube : it's all about d-r-o-n-e-s. After Amazon's delivery drones and the latest minidrones from Parrot... their terrific and ever-growing capabilities will surprise you ;)

This selection focus on original performances, not drone videos with beautiful landscapes filmed in 4K ! Just sayin'

N°5 ! Project Manhattan Teaser (DRL)

Do you know the DRL ? The American Drone Racing League as been getting a lot of publicity over the last months ! Sky Sports acquired the broadcasting rights of DRL races ! Just read this article from The Guardian. Visit DRL's website to know more about the upcoming races : thedroneracingleague.com. The set here reminds me of the level design of Portal (video game) !
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N°4 ! A drone that lifts a snowboarder. Yeah.

Drones that can lift heavy weights are pro drones : expensive, with max load up to 20-30kg. Of course you can put a chainsaw on it to destroy things (and this is probably awesome) but it's definitely not as much fun as this project, which is - what is more - an original creation. Tested in Finland !
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N°3 ! 500 Drone Light Show, Intel

It’s a question of coordination... This show of force by Intel is just magical. In the Guinness World Records !
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N°2 ! A really nice race

A gift from Drone Racing League again ! It took place in Detroit.
Great sensations here.
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N°1 ! Elevenplay & Rhizomatiks : "Shadow"

Art and drones ? Dance and drones ? Okay, you make the drone follow the dancer and it's done ! Well, here it’s a sophisticated version of "spotlights and drones". The group Elevenplay you’ve probably already seen on America’s Got Talent is here directed by Daito Manabe (Rhizomatiks.
That’s very smart and subtle. Unbeaten since 2014.
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