WHAT ARE HOBBY AND COMPE TITION ROBOTS The pilot of the green drone dives aircraft The orange drone in front of him flies along racing behind another under the starting gate He speeds low He follows and attempts to overtake it The orange drone hugs the turn The green drone is unable to pass The two exit the turn and do a quick turn to the right to enter the next one That’s when the orange drone bangs into a wall The copter spins crazily It crashes sending pieces flying Drones fly under a starting gate to start another lap at a drone race
INSIDE RACING DRONES A lot of parts go into racing drones First there’s a radio-control system It includes a computer motor antenna and propellers The antenna receives signals from a control box The computer figures out the command from the box It then tells the motor how to turn the propellers to move the drone Second there’s a first-person viewing FPV system A camera is mounted on the drone A headset transmits what the camera sees Finally it needs a power source A small powerful battery provides electricity to the drone’s systems The green drone speeds across the finish line The pilot takes off his virtual reality goggles and jumps up and down He has just won his first Drone Racing League DRL drone race This is the world of hobby and competition robots THE DRONE RACING LEAGUE In 2015 Nicholas Horbaczewski saw his first drone race People have been flying Nicholas Horbaczewski shows off a drone to promote the Drone Racing League he founded
