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Japan's 'drone-brella' developed by Asahi promises a hands-free head covering that is wider than your average hat

Agence France-Presse • June 7, 2018, 17:06:54 IST
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Asahi’s drone-powered sunshade, ‘drone-brella,’ a hands-free head covering will release next year. Will initially be tested in places like golf courses.

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Japan's 'drone-brella' developed by Asahi promises a hands-free head covering that is wider than your average hat

It’s the hands-free experience you never knew you needed – a Japanese company has developed a drone-powered parasol it says can hover over users, protecting them from the sun. [caption id=“attachment_4500857” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]Asahi Power Service hopes its ‘drone-brellas’ will become par for the course for golfers. Image: AFP Asahi Power Service hopes its ‘drone-brellas’ will become par for the course for golfers. Image: AFP[/caption] The drone-powered sunshade, ‘drone-brella’ – being developed by Asahi Power Service – should be released next year, and will initially target those in need of a hands-free head covering wider than your average hat, like golfers. The potential headaches posed by crashes, and regulations governing autonomous aircraft, means the company expects the product will initially be used in closed private spaces, like golf courses. “I decided to develop it as I don’t like to hold an umbrella,” company president Kenji Suzuki told AFP. At 150 centimeters  (60 inches) wide, the parasol prototype weighs five kilos (11 pounds), and so far can only fly for five minutes on one charge. Asahi Power Service is hoping to quickly extend flying time to at least 20 minutes, partly by making the device lighter, Suzuki said. “The first prototype we made was just a drone attached to a regular umbrella,” he said. “We are now testing the third-generation prototype and trying to overcome (the technological challenges of) hovering in a stable manner above the head of the user and then chasing the user.” The drones are fitted with cameras that help the parasols track their owners and stay over the correct head. The company expects the device to have a price tag of about 30,000 yen ($ 275), a hefty investment for a parasol that isn’t yet able to protect its users from the rain. For now, the devices are not waterproof. “Eventually, we aim to develop it into an umbrella,” Suzuki said.

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