Dubai hosted the first ever World Drone Prix last weekend, 12th of March. The winner was a 15 year old pilot from England. Luke Bannister of Somerset led Tornado X-Blades Banni UK to win a $250,000 purse, part of $1 million in prizes handed out in the inaugural edition of this race.
You can see some of the action in this video.
At the event, it was announced that Dubai will host a World Future Sports Games next year in December and will include robotic swimming, running, wrestling and car racing, as well as drone flying.
"We are trying to bring the future closer to us," said Mohammed al-Gergawi, the United Arab Emirates' minister for Cabinet affairs.
At the World Drone Prix, the four pilots sat in racing-style seats, their eyes covered by goggles allowing them to watch a feed from a camera on their drone. The drones raced on a course behind them, zipping along a white track that occasionally reached up to pinch at the speeding aircraft for 12 laps with the skyscrapers of the Dubai Marina behind them.
At the end of the race, it was Luke who thumped his win.
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You can see some of the action in this video.
At the event, it was announced that Dubai will host a World Future Sports Games next year in December and will include robotic swimming, running, wrestling and car racing, as well as drone flying.
"We are trying to bring the future closer to us," said Mohammed al-Gergawi, the United Arab Emirates' minister for Cabinet affairs.
At the World Drone Prix, the four pilots sat in racing-style seats, their eyes covered by goggles allowing them to watch a feed from a camera on their drone. The drones raced on a course behind them, zipping along a white track that occasionally reached up to pinch at the speeding aircraft for 12 laps with the skyscrapers of the Dubai Marina behind them.
At the end of the race, it was Luke who thumped his win.
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