Getting Technical With The AR Drone

Getting Technical With The AR Drone

For even more technical users, the Drone can also be controlled via joystick and a Linux computer. Controlling the Drone this way allows for much more technical information, more precise movements, and even a dual camera view.

Another selling point of the AR Drone is its various augmented reality games. The compact flyer was originally featured with two games, a virtual combat game called “DRONE WAR” that allowed multiple Drones to duel it out in the air, and another single player venture called “ROBOT” where the player battles a virtual robot. Both of these games are great demonstrations of the Drones capabilities, but neither can really entertain a player for very long.


Luckily, Parrot released means for third party companies to create their own games for the Drone. Hopefully, someone takes up the opportunity to create a really entertaining game with this technology. It’s hard to call Parrot’s AR Drone anything but a success.

All of the technology works well, the games are fun for a while, and the video capture is fun and has several practical uses. Other than the hefty $250-300 price tag, there’s really no reason not to pick one of this sleek flying machines up today. If nothing else, you’ll just about always have at least half a dozen people asking you if they can try.