This $10,000 'Donut' Drone Is Out Of This World
A startup built the first two-rotor drone with an innovating futuristic design. For stability reasons, drones have several rotor blades, with four blades being the most used configuration. Drone rotors are used for both propulsion and control of the aircraft. Drones are also inspiring Evolts, which are new flying manned vehicles.
Drone popularity among amateur users has switched fast to professional sectors. During the pandemic, drones stepped up to relieve supply chain disruptions, deliver medical supplies, track COVID, and deliver goods and services. The drone sector only promises to continue to grow with unlimited potential. Drones could, in the near future, flood the skies.
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Cleo Robotics from Boston created what they call the next generation of unmanned drones. The design is unique and has two rotor blades, one placed on top of the other. The blades are covered and concealed behind a rugged cover. This generates the illusion that the drone moves with an invisible force. This design also makes the drone safer as blades are not exposed. The Dronut X1 has a price tag of $10,000 and comes with advanced technology that only the most professional drones have.
Cleo Robotics says this new innovative design is more stable than the standard four rotors. The company explains that the drone can even bump into things or people without harming others or itself. It requires no training to fly it, and it can be operated with a gamepad or a cellphone. Dronut X1 comes with a 4k camera, Light Detection and Ranging LIDAR for positioning, and LED lights to fly in low light or complete dark.
The design behind the bi-rotor technology the drone uses is patented and called "thrust vectoring
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