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The best crowdfunded drones for awesome manoeuvrability

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  • Carbon Flyer

    Carbon Flyer

    The Carbon Flyer Drone is built from carbon fibre enhanced epoxy and has a delta wing design for high speed flying and control. It can be controlled by an iOS or Android app. An on-board camera can be controlled by the app for video and still images.

    Published: July 17, 2015 -- 13:30 GMT (06:30 PDT)

    Photo by: Trident design

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • AirDog

    AirDog

    The Airdog quadcopter Drone is a foldable quadcopter for GoPro cameras and a tether to keep the drone following its target. It will follow targets at up to 40mph and return to its take-off location when it senses the battery is becoming low.

    Published: July 17, 2015 -- 13:30 GMT (06:30 PDT)

    Photo by: AirDog

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Axis Nano Drone

    Axis Nano Drone

    The Axis Nano Drone quadcopter is a drone for beginners that helps you learn to fly drones. Stabilisation helps the drone hover, and three speeds help you practice lifting off, hovering, and turning, flipping and landing. There is a guard to protect the blades from accidental damage during flight.

    Published: July 17, 2015 -- 13:30 GMT (06:30 PDT)

    Photo by: Morrison Innovations

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Pocket Drone

    Pocket Drone

    The Pocket Drone is a collapsible, heavy lift microcopter which is fitted with autopilot and a follow-me tether. It can be controlled by an Android mobile device and can fly for up to 20 minutes carrying up to half pound payload.

    Published: July 17, 2015 -- 13:30 GMT (06:30 PDT)

    Photo by: AirDroids

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Bionic Bird

    Bionic Bird

    Bionic Bird emulates actual bird flight with moving wings and tail. It will fly at 12mph for up to 10 minutes, glide and perform aerial manoeuvres. Hovering flight with motion control and on-board HD video are in the works. There are also plans to include bird control by hand gestures through a connected wristband.

    Published: July 17, 2015 -- 13:30 GMT (06:30 PDT)

    Photo by: My Bionic Bird

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Elf Nano Drone

    Elf Nano Drone

    The Elf Nano Drone behaves like your personal flying camera. You can see what the Elf sees from the air.A smartphone app for iOS and Android enables you to control the drone from your smartphone, take photos and videos and upload them to social media before the drone has landed. An Elf port enables split screen 3D imagery and brings virtual reality to your smartphone.

    Published: July 17, 2015 -- 13:30 GMT (06:30 PDT)

    Photo by: ElecFreaks Tech

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Hexo+

    Hexo+

    Hexo+ is an autonomous drone that will film inaccessible locations. The drone will fly to its specified position and film aerial shots based on a set of pre-defined parameters. It has a top speed of up to 45mph and 2D gimbal to deliver smooth filming.

    Published: July 17, 2015 -- 13:30 GMT (06:30 PDT)

    Photo by: Squadrone System

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Micro Drone 3.0

    Micro Drone 3.0

    The Micro Drone 3.0 has micro-gimbals to give stabilised HD video which is controlled by the pilot from the ground. It has auto-levelling and sensor assisted flying to give a range of up to 300 feet from the controls. It can hover and fly in straight lines and will fly in winds up to 45mph.

    Published: July 17, 2015 -- 13:30 GMT (06:30 PDT)

    Photo by: Extreme Fliers

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Sprite

    Sprite

    Sprite is a rugged drone that can be packed and taken to difficult terrain areas. It can fly autonomously around waypoints and as a remote tether follow-me drone. The blades retract so it can fall to the ground without damaging the drone.

    Published: July 17, 2015 -- 13:30 GMT (06:30 PDT)

    Photo by: Ascent AeroSystems

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • CyPhy LVL 1 Drone

    CyPhy LVL 1 Drone

    CyPhy LVL1 quadcopter drones have integrated cameras and levelling technology. It can hover in winds of up to 20kts and fly up to 30mph for about 20 minutes. Disabling the levelling technology lets you do aerobatics with the drone.

    Published: July 17, 2015 -- 13:30 GMT (06:30 PDT)

    Photo by: CyPhy Works

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Ghost Drone

    Ghost Drone

    Ghost Drone is fitted with a 2D gimbal for GoPro camera mounting. An auto follow feature lets you film yourself whilst moving. You can control the drone by tilting your smartphone. An app is available for iOS and Android were you can control the flight path and map out the journey on the app map.

    Published: July 17, 2015 -- 13:30 GMT (06:30 PDT)

    Photo by: Ghost Drone

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Splash Drone

    Splash Drone

    The Splash Drone is a waterproof drone which can fly autonomously or manually piloted. It can return to the launch location, follow a set path or follow the controller with a virtual tether follow-me mode. It has a payload release mechanism and an emergency flare.

    Published: July 17, 2015 -- 13:30 GMT (06:30 PDT)

    Photo by: Splash Drone

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Wallet Drone

    Wallet Drone

    The Wallet Drone quadcopter docks inside its controller to charge whilst it is in your pocket. It gives up to seven minutes of flight from one 20 minute charge from four AA batteries. The 40mm drone has gyro-stabilisation to keep its flight stable and LED lights to see the drone on night flights.

    Published: July 17, 2015 -- 13:30 GMT (06:30 PDT)

    Photo by: Axis Drones

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

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Eileen Brown

By Eileen Brown for Social Business | July 17, 2015 -- 13:30 GMT (06:30 PDT) | Topic: Innovation

  • Carbon Flyer
  • AirDog
  • Axis Nano Drone
  • Pocket Drone
  • Bionic Bird
  • Elf Nano Drone
  • Hexo+
  • Micro Drone 3.0
  • Sprite
  • CyPhy LVL 1 Drone
  • Ghost Drone
  • Splash Drone
  • Wallet Drone

We have rounded up the best successful crowdfunding drone and microcopter campaigns for autonomous and piloted flying using your smartphone.

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Ghost Drone

Ghost Drone is fitted with a 2D gimbal for GoPro camera mounting. An auto follow feature lets you film yourself whilst moving. You can control the drone by tilting your smartphone. An app is available for iOS and Android were you can control the flight path and map out the journey on the app map.

Published: July 17, 2015 -- 13:30 GMT (06:30 PDT)

Caption by: Eileen Brown

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By Eileen Brown for Social Business | July 17, 2015 -- 13:30 GMT (06:30 PDT) | Topic: Innovation

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