This Autonomous Drone Thinks With Your Smartphone

This self-flying drone uses your phone as a brain--but is it worth risking your phone every time you want to take to the skies?

Many drones, including the best-selling AR Drone 2.0 Parrot, let you control the drone with your smartphone. A new drone has emerged that actually thinks with your smartphone--as in, you strap your phone into it and the drone becomes autonomous. While this seems like a great idea considering the ubiquity of smartphones, it assumes that you've got a powerful enough phone--if you have one at all. Is this a feasible model?

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