WEBVTT -- English 00:00:41.060 --> 00:00:42.240 Hello, I’m Laurent Eschenauer 00:00:42.380 --> 00:00:43.200 co-founder of Fleye. 00:00:44.140 --> 00:00:46.140 I’m really passionate about new technologies 00:00:46.140 --> 00:00:49.899 and I naturally fell in love with drones when I first met them a few years ago. 00:00:50.259 --> 00:00:52.820 I’m convinced that in the future; we'll have flying robots all around us 00:00:52.820 --> 00:00:54.799 helping us in our daily lives 00:00:55.079 --> 00:00:57.000 but before that, we must overcome a few challenges, 00:00:57.340 --> 00:01:00.820 in particular with respect to drone safety and usability. 00:01:01.460 --> 00:01:03.460 So, what we did at Fleye is to go back to the drawing board 00:01:03.460 --> 00:01:05.760 and invent the flying robot of the future. 00:01:06.040 --> 00:01:09.819 It had to be safe first, robust, and with a great user experience. 00:01:10.099 --> 00:01:13.140 We have been hacking around in my attic for about a year 00:01:13.519 --> 00:01:16.200 building prototypes out of balsa wood and DIY electronics. 00:01:16.359 --> 00:01:18.359 And after many many trials 00:01:18.359 --> 00:01:20.200 Fleye eventually stayed in the air 00:01:21.060 --> 00:01:24.000 and proved it was all possible. 00:01:24.879 --> 00:01:27.799 Based on this we convinced Pierre l’Hoest 00:01:27.799 --> 00:01:30.680 a famous belgian entrepreneur, and a talented drone pilot 00:01:30.900 --> 00:01:32.900 he became really enthusiastic about our project 00:01:32.900 --> 00:01:34.299 and decided to invest. 00:02:02.760 --> 00:02:04.760 What makes Fleye design so innovative? 00:02:04.760 --> 00:02:06.599 It s made of a single shielded propeller 00:02:06.599 --> 00:02:08.080 and 4 control vanes for stability. 00:02:08.560 --> 00:02:11.379 It has the same size and weight of a soccer ball 00:02:11.639 --> 00:02:13.639 it is packed with sensors 00:02:13.639 --> 00:02:14.460 a powerful on board computer 00:02:14.460 --> 00:02:16.080 a HD camera 00:02:16.080 --> 00:02:17.520 and a wifi connection. 00:02:17.659 --> 00:02:19.939 We wanted Fleye to be smart and autonomous 00:02:20.099 --> 00:02:22.099 so you don’t have to be always piloting it. 00:02:22.099 --> 00:02:24.020 You can select a simple mission through the mobile app 00:02:24.020 --> 00:02:25.719 and just enjoy the live streaming. 00:02:49.080 --> 00:02:51.080 Fleye is a lot of fun to play and interact with, 00:02:51.180 --> 00:02:53.539 but it is more than a toy. 00:02:53.939 --> 00:02:55.939 It is really a platform on which you invent 00:02:55.939 --> 00:02:57.180 the future of flying robots. 00:02:57.759 --> 00:02:59.180 We have two APIs and an SDK 00:02:59.180 --> 00:03:01.180 which enable developers 00:03:01.180 --> 00:03:03.099 to create applications for controlling fleye remotely, 00:03:03.520 --> 00:03:05.520 or run on the onboard computer. 00:03:05.939 --> 00:03:07.939 It runs Linux 00:03:07.939 --> 00:03:10.520 and supports the popular computer vision library OpenCV. 00:03:10.939 --> 00:03:13.740 You can make fleye autonomously detect and react to what it sees, 00:03:13.879 --> 00:03:16.379 like tracking someone or something in a room. 00:03:37.340 --> 00:03:39.900 We now have a complete functional prototype of Fleye 00:03:39.900 --> 00:03:42.280 and are ready to enter the production stage. 00:03:42.280 --> 00:03:44.280 When you support us on Kickstarter 00:03:44.300 --> 00:03:46.680 you are showing us that you share our vision and enthusiasm 00:03:46.680 --> 00:03:48.680 So, we invite you to join the Fleye crew. 00:03:49.300 --> 00:03:52.960 Make a pledge and lets explore the future of flying robots together.