Source: Drone Racing League
Drone racing looks straight up like something out of a sci-fi movie or futuristic video game, and the Drone Racing League (DRL) is all over it, telling us The Future is Now. There have been drone racing events all over the world including at Mardi Gras, Las Vegas, Australia, and Dubai. The World Drone Prix in Dubai offered a prize pot of a cool $1,000,000, with the winning team taking home a whopping $250,000. Not bad for flying your little robot around a fancy obstacle course.
The thing is, drone racing is so much more than buzzing drones and remote controls. The action is fast (reaching speeds of up to 100mph), with neon lights marking out the courses, and races taking place across all three dimensions. The race that took place at the Miami Dolphins’ Stadium saw racers flying not just in the stands and around the field but up over the roof and through the stadium’s many tunnels. The sky literally is the limit for Drone Racing and to top it off, all of the incredible action can be viewed from the first person perspective of the drones themselves, which is exactly how the pilots see the action. Oh yeah, Drone racing also has crashes! Lots and lots of crashes!
