Camikaze, the first drone to capture death-defying moments in all its glory
Until recently, extreme sports enthusiasts were limited to videotaping their experiences from their POV. Camikaze’s new technology captures their death-defying experiences in full 360 degrees.
— NEW YORK, NY (PRESS AUTHORITY) JANUARY 3rd 2019 – In recent years, GoPro has undoubtedly revolutionized extreme sports footage. But even this innovative technology has its limitations, primarily in that it confines the camera’s focus to a single person, which lessens the sense of scale that can be achieved. Most YouTube viewers content themselves with seeing only a fraction of what’s happening. They have little or no sense of the magnitude of the danger of the athlete’s performance. Still, the captured footage is impressive and has been a primary factor behind the recent boom in popularity of extreme sports.
Imagine the impact of a technology that enables thrill-seekers to capture footage that is impossible for a human being to achieve alone; footage that records every single second, up close and personal. Footage that makes the viewer experience the thrill, performed by the athlete. That’s what Camikaze brings to life, the shared experience of thrill-seekers.
Innovation and vision are the backbone of growth and development and customized technology is one strong aspect of innovation. Surfing is a great example of how customized technology leads to big advances in extreme sports.
The first recorded instances of surfing came from Peru, when fishermen found a way to rig their boats to withstand large waves. The next innovation came when big wave surfers weren’t capable of catching 50-foot waves and started using custom Jet Skis to tow them in. The chance to reconfigure always leads to growth. Drones are no different.
Created by a team of former military leaders and visionaries, Camikaze is the first customized drone with cutting edge technology that makes it possible for users to record and share their ‘extreme moment’ in its full glory. This advanced technology enables the Camikaze to get to places that other drones cannot access, capturing on film, every thrill, whether at 20 or 20,000 feet.
Unlike other drones on the market, Camikaze is not limited to the extreme sports athletes’ POV (Point of View) and it isn’t limited to atmospheric conditions, height, location, or other limitations incurred by its counterparts, enabling a true full 360 degrees live video recording of those thrilling moments when any sense of “normal” vanishes into the unknown and converts the viewer’s reaction from “that’s not for real” to “OMG, they’re really doing that!”.
“We wanted to create a drone that could endure the same thrilling conditions thrill-seekers take on and follow them, no matter how challenging their locations and their ventures, in pursuit of that invigorating instant when they are truly defying death. A drone that could capture that moment on film from all angles, in all of its glory to fully depict their achievement; escaping death by a hair’s breadth; a video that does the athletes justice,” says Gadi Kuperman, CEO & founder of Camikaze.
We think of drones as a surveillance device or one that provides great birds-eye views of a scene, but adapt it to extreme sports and imagine the effect this would have on the viewers. There are many considerations when we think of transmitting the experience of a thrill-seeker onto video. The main consideration to consider is the uniqueness of each sport.
Each sport has unique demands. The speed and auto-focus needed to capture the exhilaration of long-boarding are very different from those needed to follow a tenuous technical climb. Because of these diverse needs, reconfiguration and the ability to share novelties are the foothold for the future of drone technology. This cannot happen when monopolistic companies impose a tunnel vision perspective as to what drones can be used for, narrowing it down to an instrument of surveillance. Just like a fishing boat can only be a fishing boat, when we now know it can also surf waves.
Camikaze gives the power back to the garage innovators and thrill seekers. It is revolutionizing the way in which drones store and process user information, providing users with complete control of their own data. Not only does Camikaze enable them to capture their exhilarating moments using a 360 degrees filming field with unlimited use of space; the Camikaze also provides a sharing platform, a virtual space where people can share their experiences and their innovative use of the drone to showcase their achievements.
The Camikaze drone uses proven technology to provide the best maneuverability, object tracking and performance so that it can be there when you need it and where you need it. Something other drones do not have the flexibility of providing. Whether the drone is in free fall or flying down a slope, the Camikaze drone can do it and take the hit in the end, if need be. It has a resilience that does not come at the expense of agility.
The Camikaze drone has maneuverability that is unprecedented and is guaranteed to navigate through the highest altitudes and under high G-force. What’s more, it is smart, able to sense and avoid obstacles autonomously thanks to its peripheral sensors. If an athlete can perform it, Camikaze can capture the moment and project its true impact onto the viewer.
Camikaze was founded to empower extreme sports enthusiasts with the ability to document their craft, regardless of intense external conditions. Inspired by a commitment to precision, the team challenges the status quo if subpar commercial drone manufacturing daily.