The name of the base system (platform): | Artificial intelligence (AI, Artificial intelligence, AI) |
Developers: | Sony |
Date of the premiere of the system: | 2020/11/10 |
Technology: | Robotics |
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2021: Airpeak drone presentation
In January, 2021 Sony provided the first in the range unmanned aerial vehicle. The Airpeak model is intended for professional photo and video filming. Its presentation took place within the exhibition of consumer CES 2021 electronics.
As reported in the press release, the drone is capable to execute dynamic shooting, providing stable flight and opening new opportunities for creative self-expression. It has four rotors and two reference levers which clean up up during flight not to prevent shooting. The chassis is made for safer landing and preserving of the camera and the photo or video record, the producer notes.
Sony called Airpeak the smallest drone in the world capable to transfer the Alpha series camera that can mean full frame aerial photography and video. Engadget specifies that the device uses artificial intelligence technologies.
In general, the little is known of characteristics of innovation by January 13, 2021. Sonu says that it studies a possibility of use of the drone for shooting of landscapes and city spaces.
According to demonstration video, Airpeak it is capable to shoot qualitative video at quite high speeds - flight of the drone behind a prototype of the Sony Vision S car on the race circuit is shown in the first tizerny video from Sony.
Sony was never engaged before in production of drones for video filming therefore it should compete with such players as DJI, Parrot and Skydio.
It is supposed that Sony will release drones not only for professional application. At the CES exhibition 2021 companies stated that the provided UAV became "the first stage of the Airpeak project". In the future the companies can release more available drones capable to compete, for example, with DJI Mavic 2 Pro.[1]
2020: Start of the Airpeak brand
Sony Corporation announced on November 10, 2020 a project startup in the field of artificial intelligence and robotics for development of drones.
The boom of unmanned aerial vehicles which began in recent years in many respects promoted creation of images which could not be received earlier. Moreover, drones helped to increase efficiency of workflows and to lower energy consumption in the industrial sector.
Aiming to make the contribution to further development of UAVs, Sony provided the Airpeak brand for creation of the offer in the field of drones using own technologies of image processing, production of matrixes and also technologies 3R (Reality, Real-time and Remote).
Airpeak will help to expand the creative potential of creators of video and will contribute to the development of show business and also increase in efficiency and expense reduction in various sectors of the economy. Besides, Airpeak will promote the project on creation of drones with the high level of security and reliability for application in those situations and conditions in which use of these devices was impossible or integrated to difficulties earlier.
To prepare the project for start in the spring of 2021, Sony will continue to publish on it information and to receive comments from users of drones through joint initiatives of creation of content.
In the nearest future the company intends to start search of partners in the project in the professional environment.