What’s the file for many drones flown concurrently? As of Could 2024, it’s 5,293.
That honor goes to Uvify, which is (unsurprisingly) a swarm drone firm primarily identified for placing on drone mild reveals. Uvify set the file on Could 3 in Songdo, Korea. There, Uvify placed on a creative drone present that includes 5,293 of its IFO drones in a nighttime mild show.
You’ll be able to watch it right here:
Guinness World File was readily available to substantiate the feat. And that feat was not simply technologically difficult to tug off, but additionally difficult from a authorities degree. Uvify needed to work with native authorities and air visitors management to make sure security and compliance with all regulatory requirements.
And right here’s a pic of the group accumulating their file:
Uvify, which has places of work in each South Korea and San Francisco, places on drone mild reveals.
It additionally sells mild present drones so you possibly can put by yourself drone present — must you wish to launch your individual mild present enterprise. Today, most individuals know Uvify for its IFO drone. That’s the identical drone used on this record-breaking feat. Although actual costs range, the IFO drone prices roughly $1,700 per drone. That features all floor management techniques in addition to different software program SW, 24/7 help, and coaching. In fact, you’ll doubtless not purchase only one. Most drones have at the least 50-100 drones.
And at $1,700 a pop, then placing 5,293 drones within the sky directly interprets to $9 million price of sunshine present drones within the air directly.
Of the sunshine present corporations that depend on Uvify drones, Sky Components ranks among the many largest. They’ve placed on well-known reveals together with Serena Williams’ gender reveal get together and a Star Wars present. That Star Wars present stands out as the primary one which Sally French, The Drone Woman, noticed in particular person.
Earlier than proudly owning the drone mild present house, Uvify dabbled in all types of points of drones. At one level, it had a racing drone referred to as the Uvify Draco racing drone, which I reviewed a few years in the past.
By the best way, should you nonetheless haven’t seen a drone mild present with your individual eyes — you may have loads of alternative to take action. Try my occasions web page of all the highest drone mild reveals in 2024.
