What’s the report for many drones flown concurrently? As of Might 2024, it’s 5,293.
That honor goes to Uvify, which is (unsurprisingly) a swarm drone firm primarily identified for placing on drone gentle exhibits. Uvify set the report on Might 3 in Songdo, Korea. There, Uvify placed on a creative drone present that includes 5,293 of its IFO drones in a nighttime gentle show.
You possibly can watch it right here:
Guinness World Report was available to verify the feat. And that feat was not simply technologically difficult to drag off, but additionally difficult from a authorities stage. Uvify needed to work with native authorities and air site visitors management to make sure security and compliance with all regulatory requirements.
And right here’s a pic of the staff gathering their report:
Uvify, which has workplaces in each South Korea and San Francisco, places on drone gentle exhibits.
It additionally sells gentle present drones so you may put by yourself drone present — must you wish to launch your individual gentle present enterprise. Today, most individuals know Uvify for its IFO drone. That’s the identical drone used on this record-breaking feat. Although precise costs differ, the IFO drone prices roughly $1,700 per drone. That features all floor management techniques in addition to different software program SW, 24/7 help, and coaching. After all, you’ll possible not purchase only one. Most drones have at the least 50-100 drones.
And at $1,700 a pop, then placing 5,293 drones within the sky directly interprets to $9 million price of sunshine present drones within the air directly.
Of the sunshine present corporations that depend on Uvify drones, Sky Parts ranks among the many largest. They’ve placed on well-known exhibits together with Serena Williams’ gender reveal occasion and a Star Wars present. That Star Wars present stands out as the primary one which Sally French, The Drone Woman, noticed in individual.
Earlier than proudly owning the drone gentle present house, Uvify dabbled in all types of points of drones. At one level, it had a racing drone known as the Uvify Draco racing drone, which I reviewed a few years in the past.
By the way in which, for those who nonetheless haven’t seen a drone gentle present with your individual eyes — you will have loads of alternative to take action. Try my occasions web page of all the highest drone gentle exhibits in 2024.
