At this year’s Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, Intel showcased a very impressive light show with its Shooting Star drones. In contrast to its previous drone shows, this one is particularly impressive – as many as 1,218 drones were used for the performance.
However, it’s worth noting that the light show wasn’t done live at the 2018 Winter Olympics’ opening ceremony – Intel showed a pre-recorded footage that was done back in December. Turns out, it wasn’t possible to fly the drones due to “impromptu logistical change.”
#ExperienceTheMoment our Intel Shooting Star drones hit the slopes at #PyeongChang2018. More at https://t.co/Jkxn9vTpOt. pic.twitter.com/ZYUgku1jXi
— Intel (@intel) February 12, 2018
Experience the moment the world came together under a sky of #drones. See more of the Team in Flight at https://t.co/Jkxn9vTpOt. #Olympics pic.twitter.com/4KIWmMWouP
— Intel (@intel) February 10, 2018
A symbol for all athletes coming together – see how we celebrated the Olympic spirit with over 1,200 #drones at https://t.co/Jkxn9vTpOt. pic.twitter.com/hLnikTI7Xw
— Intel (@intel) February 10, 2018
Nonetheless, it’s still a plenty impressive drone performance, and Intel shared some snippets of the December rehearsal on its Twitter account. The drones were able to simulate images of a snowboarder, a dove, and of course, the iconic Olympic rings.
The 1,218-drone performance set a new record for the “most unmanned aerial vehicles airborne simultaneously,” breaking Intel’s previous record of a 500-drone show done back in 2016 in Germany.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCd6P7Ya160
Intel will be showing a 300-drone light show every night at the 2018 Winter Olympics’ medal ceremony. While it may not be as impressive as the record-breaking 1,218-drone performance, we reckon it’ll be a very enjoyable performance to watch still.
