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Are Tethers the Answer To the Safety Issues of Follow-Me Drone Technology?

Posted by Unknown on from the drone-kept-trying-to-escape dept.

Hallie Siegel (2973169) writes Camera-equipped follow-me drone technology is hitting the scene in spades, promising extreme sports enthusiasts and others amazing aerial shots. Imagine, your own dynamic tripod that follows you on command. But what about the safety issue of having follow-me drones crowding the ski slopes? The tethered Fotokite addresses these concerns while sidestepping FAA regulations.

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  1. Re:This and more by MRe_nl · · Score: 1, Troll

    Legal trouble? Who's talking about legal trouble? I'm talking about the physical and spatial problems of multiple tethered moving objects in a 3D environment.
    Are you a lawyer?

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  2. Re:Who cares what you worry about? by MRe_nl · · Score: 1, Troll

    I guess what you're trying to say is that you're a lawyer?

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    "Kill 'em all and let Root sort 'em out"