PhoneDrone gives your smartphone wings

Your smartphone already has a powerful processor and multiple sensors, so why pay for all those things over again when buying a drone? That's the thinking behind the PhoneDrone, which utilizes its user's smartphone as its brains. Kind of like a flying version of the Romo or SmartBot robots, it requires users to dock their phone into it for each use. That approach helps keep its price down ... and also serves as an added incentive not to crash the thing. .. Continue Reading PhoneDrone gives your smartphone wings

Section: Aircraft

Tags: Drone, Kickstarter, Quadcopter, Smartphones, UAV

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