Discover the Sky-High World: Top 13 Unbelievable and Fun Facts About Drones

1. Pizza Drone Delivery

Hold onto your pepperoni, folks, because the future of pizza delivery is taking to the skies: In 2016, Domino's in New Zealand successfully tested a drone-delivered pizza, flying it to a lucky couple in Whangaparaoa within three minutes and exploring the possibility of bringing this airborne convenience to countries like Australia, Japan, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Germany.
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2. Drone Quidditch

Move over, Harry Potter; there's a new kind of quidditch in town: ESPN has partnered with the Drone Racing League to televise the fast-paced world of FPV racing across North, South and Central America, and the Caribbean, with ten one-hour episodes covering five exhilarating races, starting October 23 and including an "Intro to DRL" episode on September 15, thrusting this futuristic sport into the mainstream.
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3. Cat-Rescuing Drones

When curiosity almost killed the cat, drones came to the rescue: A drone successfully spotted a feline stuck in a towering palm tree, but despite multiple sightings, the rescue attempts were fruitless, and only a cage trap managed to bring the cat safely back to the ground.
Source => nzherald.co.nz

4. Fashion Show Drones

Who needs models when you have drones? The catwalk is so last season: at a recent fashion showcase in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, dresses were sent gracefully floating through the air, suspended from drones that fluttered and swirled around the room. While this innovative idea aimed to steal the show, it caused a stir on social media as some critics argued it made women appear as replaceable by flying robots.
Source => washingtonpost.com

5. Fish-Counting Drones

Are you fin-ished with your old-school fish counting methods? Don't be koi; we've got the perfect reel-iable modern technology for you: drones can be used for fish population monitoring, offering advantages such as advanced sensors, imaging capabilities, larger area coverage, and climate change impact assessment over traditional methods like boats and acoustic detectors.
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6. 37.5-Hour Flight Stamina Drones

Who needs 5-hour Energy when you have 37.5-hour Flight Stamina – meet the relentless pegasus of drones: The Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Extended Range (ER) Long Wing can go the distance with a swooping 37.5-hour endurance flight, thanks to its amped-up wings, greater fuel capacity, and NATO-conforming airworthiness chock-full of protective measures for those extreme joyrides.
Source => defense-update.com

7. Dronny Appleseed

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... Dronny Appleseed: Drones are being utilized by a Canadian startup, Flash Forest, to shoot seed pods onto fire-damaged land, rapidly planting trees in otherwise dangerous areas for humans, and already restoring over 300,000 trees across 13 sites in Canada!
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8. Record-Breaking Light Show Drones

You'd think Intel was vying for the Iron Throne with their impressive army of drones lighting up the sky and dazzling a sea of humans below: A fleet of 2,018 Intel Shooting Star drones broke the Guinness World Record in July 2018 during a mesmerizing light show, outshining their Chinese competitor EHang who previously held the top spot with 1,374 drones.
Source => cnbc.com

9. Aerial Dance Performance Drones

Who needs fireworks when you have a bunch of drones putting on their dancing shoes? Ars Electronica ensured the sky's not the limit with their dazzling display of synchronized aerial acrobatics: Launching 49 quad-rotor copters, equipped with lights, they performed choreographed formations, dancing through the air during a festival. It may not be military-grade drone technology, but it certainly showcases the untapped potential for fancy footwork in the sky.
Source => nbcnews.com

10. Snowboarding Drone Adventure

In an ingenious mix of Santa's sleigh and Inspector Gadget's flying contraption, YouTuber Casey Neistat shredded some snow while soaring through the skies: Neistat, a CNN employee, designed a custom-made, 16-rotor drone capable of lifting and flying him around on a snowboard, a feat showcased in his holiday video which was heavily sponsored by Samsung, featuring their Gear 360 camera to immortalize the endeavor in 360-degree glory.
Source => theverge.com

11. Avalanche-Prevention Drones

Next time you're shredding the gnar down the Swiss Alps, thank the robotic paparazzi up above for keeping you safe from avalanches: Darnuzer Ingenieure AG employs the high-accuracy GNSS and top-quality cameras on WingtraOne drones to create centimeter-accurate 3D Digital Terrain Models of steep slopes, helping construct robust avalanche barriers to protect skiers and local communities.
Source => septentrio.com

12. Music Video Drone

Who needs a Hitchcock-notch flock of birds to capture high-flying camera magic when you can recruit a mechanical avian doppelgänger straight from your friendly neighborhood UAV dealer? Feast your lenses on this aero-tastic innovation: OK Go's latest music video was masterfully filmed using a drone camera in Japan, portraying the astounding potential of drone technology redefining cinematography in the entertainment industry.
Source => cnn.com

13. Kidney-Delivering Drone

Who needs superpowers when you have drones? Faster than a snail-mail courier and a true lifesaver: A kidney was heroically delivered by a custom-made drone in just 10 minutes to a hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, slashing travel time by 70%. This groundbreaking mission, accomplished by a three-year collaboration of brilliant minds in medicine, engineering, and aviation, boasts special features like nested organ boxes, high-tech communications equipment, backup battries and a "just-in-case" parachute, ultimately promising easier access to transplants and a lighter blow to the wallet.
Source => nbcnews.com