JumpSurfRepeat 0 #1 October 6, 2017 Interesting concept. Looks like there's a team at University of Nottingham developing a robot that can act as a camera flyer. https://boingboing.net/2017/10/03/skydiving-robot-to-capture-vid.html Think we'll see these at dropzones anytime soon? Edited to add: I personally hope that we don't see them. Aerial photography is a human art, and to attempt develop a robot that can do the same thing is taking the human factor out of it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c_dog 1 #2 October 7, 2017 JumpSurfRepeatAerial photography is a human art, and to attempt develop a robot that can do the same thing is taking the human factor out of it. Isn't that the point of robots in general? Are you an antirobite? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DHemer 0 #3 October 7, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeaKaAcimVK28_72QMuW3jvRY7F-pbtkw Youtube playlist showing the development Been ongoing for over 2 years Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JumpSurfRepeat 0 #4 October 10, 2017 It's not that I'm against developing robots to improve our quality of life. Think of it this way, which of the following is more meaningful to have on display in your house: - A generic, printed picture that came off a press or - A real oil-on-canvas painting that was made by a human? Make sense? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c_dog 1 #5 October 11, 2017 I understand completely. This thread sucks balls. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoGoGadget 0 #6 October 11, 2017 JumpSurfRepeatIt's not that I'm against developing robots to improve our quality of life. Think of it this way, which of the following is more meaningful to have on display in your house: - A generic, printed picture that came off a press or - A real oil-on-canvas painting that was made by a human? Make sense? Ever seen aerial photography from a drone? You can get shots with one that would be very difficult to get if a person was physically holding the lens. It will still take the artistic eye to edit and score the footage. Imagine having several of these things moving through a formation, small and relatively inconspicuous. Take all that footage and put it together for a video that might have taken several jumps to get enough footage to compile. Still takes the human eye and skill to make it into art. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obelixtim 150 #7 October 11, 2017 Its great to see these guys coming up with a concept, and developing it to make it a reality. Its thinkers and innovators like this who make the world what it is today. Not sure I can see it replacing human cameramen on large formation loads especially, could be dangerous having inanimate objects flying around, but who knows where this will go. Durability of the system will be a challenge. I've been surprised many times over the years, watching how skydiving technology has progressed, after many times thinking we'd taken new concepts as far as they could go. Kudos to this team.My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JumpSurfRepeat 0 #8 October 13, 2017 GoGoGadget Still takes the human eye and skill to make it into art. This x100! I think that's what I was trying to say. GoGoGadget Imagine having several of these things moving through a formation, small and relatively inconspicuous. Take all that footage and put it together for a video that might have taken several jumps to get enough footage to compile. Okay that part would be dope. Hadn't considered that! Would say that the other thing with this is that I don't want to see camera flyers out of a job at DZs. Maybe it doesn't render them unemployed, but simply changes their role. I guess nobody is immune to having their job taken away by robots though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
