iPhone Controlled Parrot AR.Drone Unboxing and Flight [Video]

TouchArcade has posted on their unboxing and first flight of the iPhone controlled Parrot AR.Drone.

Something that immediately struck me was how awesome the device is at steadying itself, even with the breeze outside. In the video I am actively trying to get it to lose control, by having it bank in to the wind and the onboard flight controller just automatically leveled the quadricopter without any issues at all. Also, it's really cool how low it will fly to the ground, automatically adjusting its height as it goes up or down hills. Buzzing over the grass at about a foot off the ground was a truly impressive display of how accurately the AR.Drone can hold its altitude. While none of these things are really new revelations from our previous hands-ons at conventions, all of those were always indoors in a very small controlled environment with no winds at all. A part of me was expecting everything to fall apart once the AR.Drone got outside of the calm 10×10 Parrot tent on the show floor... But it performed flawlessly.


Take a look at the video below and hit the link for further notes about the device. It can be purchased from Brookstone for $299.99.