The gents over at Hoverair have 1-upped themselves, making the world’s first 100% waterproof shopper drone known as the HoverAir Aqua. I’ve seen it in motion, and I need to be first in line to get one.
Should you’ve seen my take on the HoverAir X1 Promax, you already know that I am a fan. It is tiny, it is good, and it chases you round catching your finest aspect like a Las Vegas avenue photographer making an attempt to fleece you for some money. It is a strong drone with nice optics and a incredible value level.
It is no marvel that a couple of days in the past, HoverAir announced it is cooking up some extra flying goodies for us to drool over.
Yesterday, I received an opportunity to attend the digital press launch of the little orange drone with a full Q&A with Zero Zero Robotics (dad or mum firm of HoverAir) co-founder MQ Wang, and whereas I can not spill all of the juicy particulars simply but, I can firmly say that it is going to make a correct cannonball splash within the drone market.
Should you’re into watersports like canoeing, kayaking (flat or white water), water snowboarding, jet snowboarding, paddle/wake/knee/skim/kite/physique (or another) boarding (even waterboarding, I suppose), browsing, windsurfing, foiling, boating … and even [redacted], then you are going to be fairly stoked with the Aqua.
HoverAir Aqua: The World’s First watersports drone can land in water
The deets I am allowed to tease you with:
- It is waterproof.
- It is autonomous.
- It completely hauls the mail and may monitor you at 34 mph (55 km/h).
- It takes off and lands within the water.
- It could actually get barreled in a wave (so pitted).
- It is received a 1/1.3 CMOS digicam that shoots in 4K at 100 fps for these extremely crispy slo-mo pictures.
- It could actually face up to wind as much as 38 mph (61 km/h).
- And it is below the 250-gram FAA restrict for requiring a pilot’s license.
Personally, I prefer to kayak in and across the Gulf of America (I struggled with “Do I name it Gulf of Mexico?”). I have been actually tempted to take the X1 Promax out with me to catch a pair clips whereas I am out paddling, nevertheless it’s all the time appeared only a bit too dangerous for a shot I will by no means use for something aside from a reminiscence souvenir. Although, I do not assume the Aqua shall be ‘gator-proof both.
Anticipate to see full product specs in a few weeks right here on New Atlas!
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