Sergei Lupashin: A flying camera ... on a leash
Sergei Lupashin: Latająca kamera... na smyczy
Sergei Lupashin imagines new uses for flying robots. He's a 2014 TED Fellow. Full bio
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chciałbym powiedzieć kilka słów o tym,
co było dla niej motywacją.
nieprawidłowościach,
w dużym stopniu je zignorowały.
puszczała latające kamery,
jak Sfinks czy piramidy.
co naprawdę mnie zachwyciło.
quite commonly out there,
można spotkać latające kamery,
such a unique perspective.
this scale, for example,
fundamentalnych przeszkód.
and they are quite basic
spinning, sharp things.
back of the pilot's shirt, it says,
i różne rzeczy mogą się wydarzyć.
To profesjonaliści.
co było raczej bezpieczne.
zgodne ze zdrowym rozsądkiem,
ma smartfona z kamerą.
smartphone with a camera, right?
na osoby z Google Glass.
Google Glass being attacked.
materiał do prelekcji.
odpowiedzialne rozwiązania,
i odpowiedzialności,
about it is there's a leash.
Jest bardzo wygodna.
żadnego dżojstika czy kontrolera.
w którym ma polecieć.
w pierwszym rzędzie...
pokazać każdemu z was
operate one of these devices.
użylibyście tej kamery?
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sergei Lupashin - Aerial robotics researcherSergei Lupashin imagines new uses for flying robots. He's a 2014 TED Fellow.
Why you should listen
When Sergei Lupashin saw how an aerial photograph of massive protests around the 2011 Russian federal elections changed the media silence around the subject, the aerial robotics engineer realized the truth-telling value of the bird’s-eye view. Yet aerial photographs, even those taken by unmanned aerial vehicles, are tricky to produce: it’s difficult to pilot a UAV safely, and government regulations restrict their use.
Lupashin gets around both obstacles with his new invention, the Fotokite – a lightweight, camera-equipped quadricopter controlled with a tether (for the purposes of this demo, a dog leash). He turns one on, points it in a direction, and it flies out, hovering at a consistent angle. Then he launches a second, and a third. While the Fotokite would have a huge impact on journalism, it should also prove useful for archeologists, architects, wildlife biologists, emergency responders and more. The possibilities are endless. If you had one, Lupashin asks, what would you do with it?
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