It's probably the first time you've seen 300 drones flying in formation, but it's almost certainly not the last.
Each drone is about a foot long square, weighs just over eight ounces, and sports a plastic and foam body to soften inadvertent impacts. They aren't as flashy as consumer quadcopters, which is just as well, because you're not supposed to notice them. Instead, you're supposed to notice the four billion color combinations created by the onboard LEDs, and the aerial acrobatics choreographed with meticulous coding.
Just got a glance at the flag (photo at link) but it was pretty slick. |