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Party like it's... being filmed: The affordable indoor drone camera made to follow guests around - but is it really what you need when you're trying to cut loose and have fun?
- New ROAM-e uses state-of-the-art facial recognition technology
- This technology is used to scan in face of phone owner or other friends
- It can then fly in the air and follow its owner and others around the room
- Uses a swappable fast-charging battery with a flight time of 20 minutes
- Gadget is developed and made by Australian firm, the IOT Group
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John Carney for Daily Mail Australia
Published: 12:28 +10:00, 28 June 2016 | Updated: 16:46 +10:00, 28 June 2016
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The way we take selfies is about to change drastically with the invention of a flying selfie that can follow you around and take photographs using state-of-the-art facial recognition technology.
But it still remains to be seen if it may turn out to be as intrusive as it is fun, in an age when privacy is already a scarce enough commodity.
Developed and made by Australian firm, the IOT Group, the ROAM-e is as small as a water bottle and works as your very own flying selfie machine - just be careful what pictures you take.
Activated by your iPhone as if you’re taking a normal selfie, the face recognition is programmed on the ROAM-e through your smartphone, with the ROAM-e app guiding you through the programming options.
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The new ROAM-e uses state-of-the-art facial recognition technology to identify people
You can program your friends’ faces and family members’ faces on it as well, allowing ROAM-e to recognise more than one person.
Featuring a 1080p camera, it naturally detects and avoids objects in its field of vision and can also fly up to 25 metres taking pictures at 360 degrees.
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It comes with a swappable fast-charging battery that charges in two hours. With a full charge, ROAM-e has a flight time of 20 minutes.
The tracking system of the ROAM-e is sophisticated enough so that if the person moves it will follow them automatically.
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The groundbreaking gadet was developed and made by Australian firm, the IOT Group
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The facial recognition technology is used to scan in the phone owner’s face
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It can then fly in the air and follow its owner around using a swappable fast-charging battery that charges in two hours
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Featuring a 1080p camera, it naturally detects and avoids objects in its field of vision and can also fly up to 25 metres taking pictures at 360 degrees
The tracking system of the ROAM-e is sophisticated enough so that if the person moves it will follow them automatically
‘It’s down to facial recognition. It remembers your face - even if you turn to the side. If you turn around completely it will remain in the one place and hover and wait for you! It's tethered to your face,’ IOT Group executive director Ian Duffell explained.
The invention has also been tested in difficult windy conditions and has performed satisfactorily.
‘Yes. There will be warnings with the ROAM-e. It doesn't function well in high winds but that's the same for most drones. It has been tested in extreme conditions and does well,’ Mr Duffell said.
Although effectively working like a miniature drone Mr Duffell preferred not to describe it as one however.
‘It's a selfie product. It's not a drone. It's not for spying. It's a fun product like the Walkman was for music and led to the iPod so the ROAM-e is for selfies,’ he said.
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'It's a fun product like the Walkman was for music and led to the iPod so the ROAM-e is for selfies,’ ’ IOT Group executive director Ian Duffell said
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ROAM-e uses object avoidance - if it sees something it waits and hovers and won't crash into it
‘It is also safe to use – for two reasons. It has object avoidance. If it sees something it waits and hovers and won't crash into it. And because of the technology the rotor blades are collapsible not rigid.’
The invention has already received global recognition and major interest from US and Australian retailers.
‘We have been working with retailers locally and globally and our sales team already have indicative orders of over 250,000 units expected to be delivered prior to Christmas,’ said Simon Kantor, ROAM-e Inventor, founder and executive director of IOT Group.
‘Production is gearing up now with early production units expected to be ready by early August, ramping up to 50,000 per week to meet demand in Australia, Japan and the US.’
It can be ordered online now for $499 at
www.myroam-e.com.au or US$399 at
www.myroam-e.com.
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The invention has already received global recognition and major interest from US and Australian retailers
