100 Drones

At first, it looks like a swarm of UFOs, but upon closer inspection, you’ll see that it’s actually LED-equipped UAVs. Intel put on a spectacular display at Flugplatz Ahrenlohe, Tornesch, Germany, of drone technology involving 100 small aircrafts being launched skywards in formation has earned a new world record title for the Most Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) airborne simultaneously. Continue reading for the “making of” video and more information.

“Controlled on the ground by a crew using PCs with Intel software, the mass of drones lit up the night sky in sync to a live performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and executed a stunning light show resembling a fireworks display,” according to Guinness World Records.

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