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Crazed Maniac Flies Drone Through Congressional Hearing!

Posted by Mark Harrison on January 21, 2015 at 11:17pm

Actually it's 3DR's rather sane Colin Guinn, who did an excellent job presenting his material and seemed to impress Chairman Lamar Smith.

Colin Guinn, an executive with 3D Robotics, released the unmanned aerial vehicle during a hearing on the subject of drone development, much to the amazement of the committee’s chairman, Representative Lamar Smith (R., Texas).

“I was hoping you’d fly it around the whole room — not just one location,” Smith said after the drone landed.

“You said no haircuts!” Guinn joked back. “We could have arranged that.” A disappointed Smith admitted he set those parameters before the hearing.

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/396874/drone-flies-through-congressional-hearing-andrew-johnson

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    Sgt Ric January 23, 2015 at 6:22am
    One feed I saw suggests it was not brought in by Colin, but he did an amazing job at not skipping a beat.
    I don't know the whole story I guess.
  • Darrell Burkey January 22, 2015 at 11:15pm

    @Sgt Ric - I wondered the same thing but my comment is now missing. Regardless, 3DR copters aren't designed for flying indoors so it was probably a good move. Hopefully there we some 3DR products on display though. 

  • Andrew Rabbitt January 22, 2015 at 10:59pm

    Smart move!  If it had lost control and ripped one of the reps heads off, Colin could just blame the French :D

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    Sgt Ric January 22, 2015 at 3:01pm
    I am amazed that a 3DR exec (ex DJI) would bring a Bebop instead of a 3DR product!
    I just can't believe it.
  • Matthias Badaire January 22, 2015 at 2:53pm
    A french drone at a us congressional hearing... Parrot must be proud 8)
  • Quadzimodo January 22, 2015 at 4:16am

    The hearing is available for viewing in it's entirety here.  Some highlights:

    00:30:00 - Colin opening talk and initial Bebop flight

    01:16:45 - Discussion on Droneshare.com and overview of some of the technology integrated into Bebop hobby grade drone

    01:19:00 - John Hansman from MIT talking about what is possible

    01:38:15 - discussion about approvals, safety, risk, cost

    02:02:00 - identification, insurance, video capture and storage, vin ID, control integrity

    02:05:30 - second flight demonstration of the Bebop (get saucy with it... but stay above 2 feet!)

    Just brilliant!

  • F1P January 22, 2015 at 12:26am

    http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/gadgets/drone-buzzes-house-committee-no...
    massmedia get nice drone event that need  =)

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