Panoptes eBumper4: Low-Speed Obstacle Avoidance for Drones
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Low-Speed Obstacle Avoidance and Precision Operation, Works Indoors & Outdoors. For Phantom 2 & Iris+ Drones. Explore with Confidence.
Backers: 109
Average Pledge Per Backer: $265
Funded: $28,885 of $80,000
Dates: Mar 9th -> Apr 11th (33 days)
Project By: Panoptes Systems
Backers: 109
Average Pledge Per Backer: $265
Funded: $28,885 of $80,000
Dates: Mar 9th -> Apr 11th (33 days)
Project By: Panoptes Systems
$28,885
current pledge level
Last Updated: April 11 @ 09:02 -0400 GMT
36%
of goal
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Latest News
Thank you! 
April 11th - via: kickstarter.com
As our eBumper Kickstarter campaign is drawing to a close, we want to give one last shout out of thanks to our amazing supporters! While we haven’t met our campaign goals, the eBumper effort will not stop. To keep up to date on our activities,... (Read More)
Please Help Spread the Word
March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
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A drone that floats too?
March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
High-Speed Flight Tests and Camera Field-of-View Interaction Test
March 21st - via: kickstarter.com
TWO new videos today! Last week Donnie and Andrew did high-speed flight-testing for the eBumper on the Iris and got up to 100in/s flying directly at a wall!! eBumper didn't even break a sweat and had room to spare by the time the aircraft came to a... (Read More)
Playing Ping Pong with the eBumper
March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
For Friday Funday we thought we'd share a video from the lab this week. Check out our ping pong game with eBumper on the Phantom! Donnie gives the initial forward input from the remote and keeps the aircraft from flying out of the frame to the right.... (Read More)
At work in the lab today
March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Donnie and Andrew are working on refining the eBumper4 control algorithms today. We program a little, we fly and collect data a little, we debate a little, and the cycle starts again. Our small lab space is great for most of the development work... (Read More)
20% and Climbing! Keep Telling Your Friends!
March 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers - we just hit 20%!!! You guys are the BEST! We wanted to send a big Thank You to all of you as this would, of course, be impossible without you. Please keep asking questions, sending comments and updating us with any feature requests... (Read More)
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