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Steve 0080
05-15-2015, 08:35 AM
https://video-mia.xx.fbcdn.net/hvideo-xap1/v/t42.1790-2/11196746_10153015130835753_1017919462_n.mp4?oh=508 8214d1697f9806b38359ee3e2a523&oe=55561120

Bill1584
05-15-2015, 08:50 AM
Wow, what a fantastic idea. How fast will it fly? Even 45 mph could be enough to shoot me on the twisties. Not fast enough for most of my friends...

Thanks Steve! Finding out about Lily will be my distraction for today.

Limoles
05-15-2015, 08:50 AM
Cherish young geniuses . Such a clean and "smart" drone . I'm amazed .

53driver
05-15-2015, 08:59 AM
Lily rocks!
Yes, I pre-ordered...her max speed is 25mph though. Won't be able to follow me through the Dragon, plus I think she would need unobstructed airspace.
In the video, note the mountains and cliffs, and lack of trees....

Bill1584
05-15-2015, 09:13 AM
Lily rocks!
Yes, I pre-ordered...her max speed is 25mph though. Won't be able to follow me through the Dragon, plus I think she would need unobstructed airspace.
In the video, note the mountains and cliffs, and lack of trees....

Yeah, read that on their website. I have been thinking hard about what I could use it for, and at present nothing comes to mind. At 25mph it won't do much for the MC world, with no obstruction avoidance it would be hard to use in the woods. As soon as I think of a real use then Lily comes to my house. I bet LE already has tech like this at some level.

Hornblower
05-15-2015, 09:39 AM
Love this technology but I don't have much need right now for a "follow-me" drone. OTOH, I'm very interested in drones in general and more specifically, quads, to fly and use as FPV (First Person View) platforms. Here is a little project I finished just yesterday:

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All left to add is the TX (video transmitter) and camera which I should receive in the next couple of days. The FPV goggles are back-ordered so I'm not sure when that will arrive. In the meantime, I'm just flying line-of-sight. It's a blast flying these things and I can fly right in my back yard, no runway needed :yes:.

53driver
05-15-2015, 09:49 AM
It's a blast flying these things and I can fly right in my back yard, no runway needed :yes:.

Concur. My next rotorcraft:

13996

Why let the drone have all the fun?

53driver
05-15-2015, 09:51 AM
Yeah, read that on their website. I have been thinking hard about what I could use it for, and at present nothing comes to mind. At 25mph it won't do much for the MC world, with no obstruction avoidance it would be hard to use in the woods. As soon as I think of a real use then Lily comes to my house. I bet LE already has tech like this at some level.

Just throw Lily out the window of the car next time you get pulled over and let her record.....

Bill1584
05-15-2015, 10:03 AM
Just throw Lily out the window of the car next time you get pulled over and let her record.....

See, there's the rub. I haven't been pulled over since the 90's. Might be neat for skeet or clays shooting, but there is obvious risk there. Water skiing is best at 35mph or so, not that I do that very often. No one wants to see video of me watching football or baseball. I'm still trying, because I really feel like I 'need' one....

53driver
05-15-2015, 10:30 AM
See, there's the rub. I haven't been pulled over since the 90's. Might be neat for skeet or clays shooting, but there is obvious risk there. Water skiing is best at 35mph or so, not that I do that very often. No one wants to see video of me watching football or baseball. I'm still trying, because I really feel like I 'need' one....

Me either, actually. But that's not stopping me from getting one. Good call on the skeet though!

Hornblower
05-15-2015, 10:35 AM
Concur. My next rotorcraft:

13996

Why let the drone have all the fun?

Oh boy! That looks like too much fun! If I had your piloting background, I would be looking at doing something like that too. As it is, I think I'll stick to R/C since when I crash one, at least I'm not on board :yikes:.

BIGLRY
05-15-2015, 12:11 PM
Concur. My next rotorcraft:

13996

Why let the drone have all the fun?You ain't planning on visiting the White House are you?:lolup:



Sorry, I couldn't resist :icon_wink:

Limoles
05-15-2015, 01:21 PM
You ain't planning on visiting the White House are you?:lolup:



Sorry, I couldn't resist :icon_wink:

He is on the Fed's radar already ...

53driver
05-15-2015, 01:41 PM
You ain't planning on visiting the White House are you?:lolup:



Sorry, I couldn't resist :icon_wink:

Nope. No one there I want to have dinner with.....last guy I would have wanted to dine with left a long time ago.

This is me shaking his hand, 22 May, 1985.

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BIGLRY
05-15-2015, 01:47 PM
Nope. No one there I want to have dinner with.....last guy I would have wanted to dine with left a long time ago.

This is me shaking his hand, 22 May, 1985.

13997If that had been me I would have that pic blown up and mounted in my shop as well as my den:yes:

edgeman55
05-15-2015, 01:49 PM
Love this technology but I don't have much need right now for a "follow-me" drone. OTOH, I'm very interested in drones in general and more specifically, quads, to fly and use as FPV (First Person View) platforms. Here is a little project I finished just yesterday:

13995

All left to add is the TX (video transmitter) and camera which I should receive in the next couple of days. The FPV goggles are back-ordered so I'm not sure when that will arrive. In the meantime, I'm just flying line-of-sight. It's a blast flying these things and I can fly right in my back yard, no runway needed :yes:.



https://youtu.be/Wci08BcJqYI

I have been flying RC for 40 years mostly large scale aerobatic planes and latly EDF jets.Above video is my buds new Glider with a FPV platform aboard.This was the first test flight as we were making sure the headset was working OK.As you move your head the onboard camera moves with head movement and indside headset is a heads up display with horizon,airspeed,altimeter,rate of climb and battery,amp usage.I'm the big guy in the brown shirt as test pilot and later tried the headset out.Works very well and in the future will try out true FPV flight.Had to stop after one flight that day as we had major vibration from the engine pod.

stroguy
05-15-2015, 01:49 PM
What an honor Steve. Great American and a great man.

53driver
05-15-2015, 01:51 PM
If that had been me I would have that pic blown up and mounted in my shop as well as my den:yes:
There are a few larger ones in the house....


What an honor Steve. Great American and a great man.
Yes. Great American. Sorely missed.

stroguy
05-15-2015, 05:34 PM
I'm kicking my dog.

bobbyf6b
05-15-2015, 10:01 PM
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F6B1911
05-15-2015, 10:12 PM
https://www.lily.camera

shooter
05-16-2015, 06:54 PM
Nope. No one there I want to have dinner with.....last guy I would have wanted to dine with left a long time ago.

This is me shaking his hand, 22 May, 1985.

13997

53 that is so cool. IMHO the greatest leader of our time. I have more respect for him than any president of my lifetime. This country needs someone like that right now. Never had a chance to meet him in person. I'm jealous.

srt8-in-largo
05-16-2015, 07:40 PM
Created by American college kids.

:icon_smflag:


"Lily started in September 2013 in the basement of a UC Berkeley robotics lab, where Henry and Antoine built the first prototype using a Raspberry Pi and an Arduino.

In Spring of 2014, leading investors Shana Fisher and SV Angel supported the Lily vision and showed them the yellow brick road. Along the way, Robb gave Lily a heart, Rowland gave Lily courage, and Nghia gave Lily a brain.

Our mission is to release human creativity by inventing tools that allow for effortless expression. We believe that great products are built with a clear purpose.
"



https://www.lily.camera

Thanks for the link.