Another New Drone...shaped like a soccer ball!

[dtviewer]

This is being touted as the worlds 'safest' drone:
Fleye - Your personal Flying Robot

Looks pretty cool to me!

 

[Richard W]

Looks interesting ... thanks for posting.

 

[N017RW]

Most of these designs are the result of Industrial Designers pushing some materials and manufacturing technology 'envelopes'.

Performance is secondary.

 

[10X]

Performance is secondary.

That's for sure.
Hilarious video of BBC reporter breaking 'world's safest drone'

 

[Rothgarr]

Does it not seem strange to anyone else that the camera is on top of the thing? How the heck are you supposed to shoot what's below you? This whole thing looks ridiculous.

 

[Banderboy]

Does it not seem strange to anyone else that the camera is on top of the thing? How the heck are you supposed to shoot what's below you? This whole thing looks ridiculous.

And no gimbal. The vids would probably be Parrotesque.

 

[li2099]

Reminds of a robot from Half Life 2!

 

[jonebk12]

Neat design. I could envision indoor applications where neither speed and aerodynamic performance nor cinematic shots produced by a camera on a gimbal are very important. Outdoor photography is just one of many, many potential uses for UAS technology.

 

[Meta4]

Zano, Cyphy, Plexidrone = all failed Kickstarter drone projects
Now Fleye, a new a 450g, 5MP selfy drone kickstarter project.
It's not going to eat into the Phantom's market share much.