An image of the Mind4 drone, which makers AirMind say can follow selected targets and take photos of them. AirMind are currently crowdfunding $100,000 on Kickstarter to get the device to the next stage of development.
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An image of the Mind4 drone, which makers AirMind say can follow selected targets and take photos of them. AirMind are currently crowdfunding $100,000 on Kickstarter to get the device to the next stage of development.
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It works via a smartphone app. To make Mind4 take off and hover all you have to do is open up the app and press a button, according to AirMind.
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It works via a smartphone app. To make Mind4 take off and hover all you have to do is open up the app and press a button, according to AirMind.
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You then select a target to follow using the smartphone's camera. Mind4 will then track the selected item from up to 20 meters (65 feet) above and at maximum distance of up to 50 meters (164 feet) behind using its autopilot feature.
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You then select a target to follow using the smartphone's camera. Mind4 will then track the selected item from up to 20 meters (65 feet) above and at maximum distance of up to 50 meters (164 feet) behind using its autopilot feature.
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Mind4 has been dubbed by some early press reports as a "stalker drone" but AirMind founder Ning Lu says it is too visible to be used like that.
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Mind4 has been dubbed by some early press reports as a "stalker drone" but AirMind founder Ning Lu says it is too visible to be used like that.
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Lu says the company has plans to make the software the device runs on open source so that users can create their own, modified Android apps. "With the power of developers all around the world the Mind4 can be boosted to a very next level that is much more friendly and smarter," he said.
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Lu says the company has plans to make the software the device runs on open source so that users can create their own, modified Android apps. "With the power of developers all around the world the Mind4 can be boosted to a very next level that is much more friendly and smarter," he said.
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