A squadron of 1,218
drones shape-shifted into a snowboarder and then the Olympic rings Friday during the
Winter Olympics’ televised presentation of the
opening ceremony in
Pyeongchang,
South Korea ― and it was as dazzling as it sounds.
Check out this large-scale gizmo marvel.
According to Wired, the LED-lighted, foot-long quadcopters were guided into their intricate formations by Intel’s Shooting Star platform. The tech publication said the maneuvers over Pyeongchang were prerecorded and that a live performance was scrapped due to weather concerns.
The spectacular sight broke the Guinness World Record for number of drones flown at the same time, an Intel spokeswoman told ABC.