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List of drone displays

List of drone displays is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of drone displays rather than just read about it. In short: Below is a list of notable drone displays sorted by date. 2012 June 2012 - 19 LED-equipped UAVs, with mirrors mounted to them performed at a world premiere by Marshmallow Laser Feast at Meet Your Creator, Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors' Showcase / Cannes, France. September 2012 - 49 LED-equipped UAVs, called SPAXELS (short for "Space Elements") performed at a world premiere by Ars Electronica Futurelab. 2013 March…

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Below is a list of notable drone displays sorted by date.

2012 June 2012 - 19 LED-equipped UAVs, with mirrors mounted to them performed at a world premiere by Marshmallow Laser Feast at Meet Your Creator, Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors' Showcase / Cannes, France. September 2012 - 49 LED-equipped UAVs, called SPAXELS (short for "Space Elements") performed at a world premiere by Ars Electronica Futurelab.

2013 March 2013 - 50 SPAXELS used to perform at the premiere of the film Star Trek Into Darkness next to Tower Bridge in London August 2013 - 30 SPAXELS used to perform the opening of the new campus at QUT, Brisbane, Australia

2014 Research publication of first autonomous swarm of 10 drones with a show-like teaser video by Department of Biological Physics, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary.

2015 November 2015 - 100 SPAXELS used for the first Guinness World Record "Drone100" by Ars Electronica Futurelab for Intel August 2015 - First drone show with human-drone interaction and real-time swarming by CollMot Robotics and Nina Kov for Sziget Festival.

2016 November 2016 - Five hundred drones were used in Krailling, Germany, setting a Guinness World Record. November 2016 to Jan 8, 2017 - Intel/Disney "Star Bright Holidays", Disney Springs, Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

2017 5 February 2017 - Three hundred drones performed during a Lady Gaga song in the Super Bowl LI halftime show. 2017 - At the Fortune Global Forum in China, 1,180 drones performed. August 2017 - First drone-launched pyro show by CollMot Robotics and phase7 at the H.C. Andersen Festival, Odense, Denmark. September 2017 - To mark the release of the home version of the Wonder Woman film, 300 drones displayed an enormous "W" in the night sky above Los Angeles. December 2017 - A swarm of 300 Intel drones performed at Art Basel in Miami Beach by Studio Drift and performed by Intel and DroneStories.

2018 2018 - During the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, 1,218 drones performed, breaking the previous world record. June 2018 - One hundred SKYMAGIC drones performed in Newcastle, England creating shapes synchronized to music at the opening of the Great Exhibition of the North. July 2018 - Intel celebrated its 50th anniversary with 2018 simultaneous drones over their facility in Folsom, California setting a Guinness world record. Intel flew 2066 drones.

2019 January 2019 - Two hundred SKYMAGIC drones were deployed for the world's first New Year's Countdown set to fireworks and music for New Year's celebrations on Al Marjan Island. 3 February 2019 - 150 enhanced Intel Shooting Star drones, choreographed to the music of Maroon 5 at the Super Bowl halftime show. July 2019 - Two hundred and fifty UVify IFO drones performed at the opening show of the 24th World Scout Jamboree. August 2019 - Five hundred drones performed at the 80 years of VDNH celebration in Moscow. October 2019 - Two hundred drones presented the new Peugeot 208 show above Paris. December 10, 2019 - 150 drones were used to show a spectacular dazzling display for the ending ceremony of South Asian Games 2020, Nepal held at the Dasharath stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal.

2020 June 2020 - A 200 drones light show celebrating the 3rd San Giovanni Festival, breaking the world record for simultaneous indoor drone flight September 3, 2020 - Geoscan Group launched 2,198 drones at the 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The record was registered by the Record Book of Russia. September 20, 2020 - 3,051 drones created a spectacular light show in China setting a Guinness world record. The record was set by Shenzhen Damoda Intelligent Control Technology Co., Ltd in Zhuhai, Guandong. November 8, 2020 - 1,000 drones show at the «Wonder of Light» festival in Saint Petersburg performed by Geoscan Group December 31, 2020 - 300 drones show at the New Year's Eve fireworks and lighting display in London performed by SKYMAGIC

2021 March 17, 2021 - 500 Intel drones in a (pre-recorded) Orchestra of Light show to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day in Dublin April 12, 2021 – Geoscan Drone Show team launched 500 drones in Veliky Novgorod, Russia to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the 1st manned flight in space. May 2, 2021 – a performance of 500 quadcopters was shown at the Tourist Season Opening festival in St. Petersburg. May 9, 2021 – 1000 drones were launched by Geoscan Drone Show team at the Rzhev Memorial to the Soviet Soldier paying respect to soldiers who fell in the Battles of Rzhev. May 2021 – 580 quadcopters show presentation of the new Hyundai Tucson in Istanbul city. It was performed by the Geoscan Drone Show team. July 2021, a show using 5200 drones in China July 23, 2021 - 1,824 drones are used during the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. The drones began above the stadium in positions which depicted the Tokyo 2020 games emblem slowly changing into a rotating sphere with the countries of the world outlined. August 21, 2021 – a drone show of 1200 quadcopters were launched in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia by Geoscan Drone Show celebrating the city's 800th anniversary. August 25, 2021 – 1000 drones were put into the sky in Ufa, Russia by Geoscan Drone Show in a display dedicated to the beginning of the WorldSkills Russia contest. August 27, 2021 – Samsung Electronics company presented its new smartphones in Estonia with a drone show of 500 quadcopters launched by the Geoscan Drone Show team. August 31, 2021 – 1000 drones launch to celebrate the Knowledge Day in Pushkin, Saint Petersburg September 4, 2021 - a 100-drone show by Cyberdrone to celebrate the 875th anniversary of Yelets, Russia September 18, 2021 - Cyberdrone's light show with 100 drones celebrating the Balashikha City Day September 21, 2021 – 1000 drones were used in a drone display performed by Geoscan Drone Show during the Armenia Independence Day celebrations. October 20, 2021 – 2100 drones were used in a display performed by Geoscan Drone Show during the opening ceremony of Riyadh Seasons 2021. December 4, 2021 - 300 drones illuminated the sky of Mumbai in a Cyberdrone show. December 11, 2021 - 500 Cyberdrone drones turned the 75 years of Grasim Industries celebration into a spectacle.

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In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of drone displays in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of drone displays is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Light art, Multi-robot systems, Unmanned aerial vehicles, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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Below is a list of notable drone displays sorted by date. 2012 June 2012 - 19 LED-equipped UAVs, with mirrors mounted to them performed at a world premiere by Marshmallow Laser Feast at Meet Your Creator, Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors' Showcase / Cannes, France. September 2012 - 49 LED-equipped U…

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