Little suggestion: plug that to an occulus rift and watch yourself be a third person video game character ;-) Or i dunno... out of body experience sounds cool
@titanas really well done marketing. Lily's done a great job of helping consumers see how this could fit into their lives. That snowboarding demo sold me in the first 30 seconds. ;)
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@aub it's amazing and can create a whole new category of high quality DIY film makers.
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Wondering how good it is at avoiding obsticals in the environment. Things like trees, chair lifts, wires. Anyone know if it has radar or something of the sort? The shots in the video were all in pretty open areas.
@paulprins "At this moment, the Lily Camera does not have any obstacle avoidance capabilities (cost and design choice). We have found that most outdoor activities do not need obstacle avoidance because Lily can follow the user's path. But again there are no guarantees that Lily will not hit anything while it is following you. If Lily is about to hit an object you can press the middle button on the tracking device and Lily will stop, hold its position, and continue to film you."
(From the YouTube comments)
@paulprins@karenxcheng This looks great, but the lack of obstacle avoidance sounds very risky for their core use case shown in their video of action sports. Can't imagine someone being able to notice the Lily about to hit the ski lifts while snowboarding or otherwise.
Seems like some kind of housing like this might be necessary in that case:
But also seems like a liability for the user/company.
That's what I've decided in my 5 minutes thinking about their product with them probably considered all these issues in their years of development 😉
Looks great and is exciting
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@karenxcheng you're a super sleuth Karen - no one can take that away from you. Thanks for sharing that here. Disappointing it doesn't but their choice makes sense. As a former semi-pro freeskier this drone blows my mind.
@samuelbeek according go their specs page not right now. The Lily app currently supports: Change camera settings, Create custom shots, Edit and share content
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@samuelbeek Lily + Periscope = lifechanging....we wont need facebook anymore...friends can just log in to our "always on" feed!
I had the opportunity to meet the founders of Lily in person and check out a live demo. I was really blown away by the performance and their attention to design. Not to mention a really slick marketing video. Object avoidance is definitely a challenge, but one that all drone/flying camera/uav companies are tackling, and I wouldn't be surprised if a highly successful company dedicated to this challenge is built. I also like the use of an internal camera. As the owner of a DJI Phantom Vision 2 with a now-busted cameral + gimbal, I like that Lily is designed for a more rugged use case--from removing the external payload to the flexible blades to the design of the motors themselves. Looking forward to seeing the final product.
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