Hover Camera from Zero Zero Robotics

Imagine a flying camera that you carry easily, that you deploy and that is hovering autonomously, with the help of a vertical camera and a front camera. This is the principle of the Hover Camera, a selfie drone developed by Zero Zero Robotics. Its design is not as sexy as that of the Lily. On the other hand, it seems much safe, with 4 rotors placed behind the carbon fiber that protect the propellers.

The Hover Camera measures 18.2 x 13.2 x 3.25 cm when unfolded, for a weight of 238 grams, below the 250 grams which allows to fly unrestricted in the United States. Because the aircraft is clearly intended for indoor and urban flights. Hover Camera on White-1200 not only does it stay hovering, but it also knows how to follow a subject with the help of its front camera and strong algorithms of recognition of shapes, and faces. It can also pan. The camera, which shoots in 13 megapixels and films in 4K, is able to pivot on the axis of the pitch (inclination upwards and downwards). It is equipped with a digital stabilization without mechanical nacelle, in the manner of the Parrot Bebop 2. The goal, according to the designers, is to propose an autonomous flying camera, which flies without the need to control it, which captures its images “with a minimum of interaction”, ie without the need for a radio control, With a smartphone to control the image.

This quadcopter can fly up to 2,000 meters above sea level, or 6,562 feet. This isn’t the actual height above the ground you can fly; that distance is determined by the operating range, which is 20 meters for the Hover Camera Passport.This is one of the worst operating ranges available among all drones, where the average is 100 meters (328 feet).

At a top speed of 8.0 m/s, or 18 mph, the Hover Camera is one of the slowest drones out there. Remember that this is the horizontal top speed, and you’ll also need to account for wind strength and direction when flying, which will affect the rate of travel.

Maximum speed in this case is very important if you want the drone to follow you during a bike ride or other kind of activities with fast movements. The Hover Camera Passport might not be able to catch up!

Another important feature for those who get into drones for the first time, is the presence of some sort of hovering assistance, as it may come hard to keep the drone in a determined position when there’s wind and you still aren’t fully trained. Because of that, the Zerotech Dobby packs a GPS as well as GLONASS dual satellite navigation system to guarantee accurate hovering both indoor and outdoor, with wind speeds up to 28km/h.

The Hover Camera offers a limited battery life of 8 minutes (the battery will be removable), lack of cameras on the sides and back to avoid the obstacles, of a difficulty to fight against the wind. It doesn’t come cheap which is priced at $599.

 

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