Whether you like the Olympic Games or not, the biennial sports extravaganza always puts on a fantastic opening ceremony. Year after year, one great show after another!
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And at the opening ceremony of this year's Winter Olympics currently taking place at PyeongChang, South Korea, Intel's flying drones set a world record.
After Intel simultaneously flew 300 flying drones during Lady Gaga's Superbowl 2017 half-time show, this is the next best milestone for the PC chip giant. At the opening ceremony of the ongoing 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, 1,218 Intel's Shooting Star drones set a Guinness World Records* title for the "most unmanned aerial vehicles airborne simultaneously."
Intel drones flying in formation like an ice skater
Another historic first was the fact that this was the Winter Olympics¡¯ first-ever drone light show which was pre-recorded for the event. Before setting this current world record, Intel had previously flown 500 drones simultaneously back in 2016 in Germany.
Featuring built-in LED lights that can create over 4 billion colour combinations in the sky, the Intel Shooting Star drones are designed specifically for light shows and weigh only 330 grams ¨C less than the weight of a volleyball. The Intel drones are constructed with a soft frame made of?flexible plastics and foam. They contain no screws and they can fly for up to 5-8 minutes, with a range of 1.5 km, reaching a top speed of 10 metre per second.
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While Intel's Shooting Star flying drone is especially tailor made for entertainment shows and live events, Intel plans to diversify its shooting star drone business into other areas like agriculture,?insurance, construction, mining and more.