With the help of one hundred small drones and magnificent light effects, the company entered the Guinness World Records.
Intel, through the Drone 100 project, presented the wonders of drone technology in an interesting way. With the help of one hundred small drones and magnificent light effects, the company entered the Guinness World Records.
Intel achieved the new record in collaboration with the Austrian company Ars Electronica Futurelab in November 2015 above the Ahrenlohe airport in the city of Tornesch, which is located near Hamburg. One hundred light-equipped drones danced in the sky at the same time, drawing 3D shapes and messages, thus turning the sky into a large screen while the orchestra played Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
Before the drones took to the air, engineers used animation software to enable the drones to follow the flight path, turn lights on and off, and move precisely one after the other to the music of the orchestra. Hand-drawn flight plan sketches were translated into 3D software to choreograph the exact flying position of each drone. The project involved four pilots, each controlling 25 drones. Through this technological-artistic project, Intel aimed to reduce the limitations of the drone industry and demonstrate what drones can still be used for.
