“Under the electric sky” has been the mantra of EDC for as long as we can remember. But this year, the iconic music festival brand has made it literal. After dazzling the EDC faithful with a spectacular drone show in Las Vegas last month, Insomniac will now sweeten the pot at the 2021 edition of EDC Orlando. According to a press release shared with EDM.com, each of the festival’s three days will feature a unique show, where hundreds of iridescent drones coalesce in the night sky. The fleet at the Vegas edition comprised 600 drones, which transformed into numerous configurations, like EDC’s signature owl and a gleaming heart flanked by two human silhouettes. Drone show at EDC Las Vegas 2021. Drone Stories Recommended Articles Developed by Drone Stories, the intr...
EDC Las Vegas 2021 has come and gone, and it’ll go down as the most memorable music festival of the year. As attendees decompress the surreal weekend and the memories begin to crystallize, one will go down as a timeless “you had to be there” moment: the drone show. In a music festival that featured the world’s best DJs and more fireworks than a Fourth of July bash at the White House, the unquestioned pièce de résistance was the coordinated drone performance. 600 iridescent drones took to the skies of Sin City, transforming into multiple polychromatic patterns. Gobsmacked ravers watched in awe as the machines changed from the iconic EDC owl to silhouettes of two people embracing under a glittering heart, among other configurations. The dazzling drone displa...
UK Police successfully used tactical drones in order to identify and ultimately disperse an illegal rave taking place in the fields of Steyning, Sussex. As the UK remains under COVID-19 restrictions, law enforcement has remained tasked with breaking up mass gatherings of over 30 people. While the nation was originally set to loosen its regulations and reopen nightlife venues, the threat of a spreading Delta variant has prolonged the restrictive measures. It appears law enforcement has begun to evolve their tactics, as their most recent bust of a 2,000-person rave was assisted with drone technology. The aircraft honed in on the gathering from afar due to all the nearby cars crowding the narrow street. The remote footage allowed officers to effectively seal off exits before making a mo...
By the end of 2019, total investment in the drone industry was a record-high of $1.2 billion, a Year-Over-Year growth of 67% – this is according to the data acquired by Finbold.com. The report indicates that venture capital funding stood at $930 million at the end of last year. VC funding accounts for 68.87% of all drone industry investment The data shows how between 2008 and 2019 funding in the sector stood at $4.43 billion while venture capitalists pumped in a total of $3.46 billion by last year. In general, drone investment through VC represented 68.87% of all funding. There was a significant spike in the investment between 2012 ($42 million) and 2013 ($121 million) with a growth of about 188.1%. Venture Capital funding joined the drone sector by only $2 million in 2010, a figure t...