Competitive drone racing looks awesome (video)

Posted on Thursday, January 28 2016 @ 14:30 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

BGR reports competitive drone racing is becoming a thing as there's now a Drone Racing League. Drone racing takes advantage of virtual reality, it allows racers to see where their drones are going from a first-person perspective. The drones are steered via remote controls through obstable courses that resemble the podracing courses from the Star Wars movies.

Here's a video showing a race:

Next we have a drone racing 101:

And as a bonus, here's a video of the best drone racing crashes:

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