BLONDE ROBOT SIGN DJI INNOVATIONS AND BRING PHANTOM QUAD-COPTER FOR GOPRO CAMERAS TO AUSTRALIA’S MAINSTREAM
Amazing new quad-copter for GoPro and other lightweight cameras
SYDNEY, 22 May 2013 – Blonde Robot today announced that it has signed DJI Innovations as its newest principal for distribution in Australia. DJI Innovations, particularly well known for manufacturing high performance, reliable, and easy-to-use small unmanned aerial systems for commercial and recreational use, took this year’s NAB Show by storm with its new Phantom quad-copter that featured heavily on the GoPro booth amongst many others.
Blonde Robot director and co-founder Eamon Drew said, “DJI is founded and run by people with a passion for remote-controlled helicopters and experts in flight control technology. The new Phantom quad-copter is an amazing piece of kit that we are taking into the mainstream for everyone to use. Phantom has an external removable camera mount so you can mount light and handy cameras, like GoPro for example. Combine this with DJI’s advanced autopilot technology and optional upcoming unique gimbal stabilisation system and a GoPro on a Phantom can film and deliver images of comparable quality to those shot on manned helicopters.”
The Phantom quad-copter makes the most of its compact and highly integrated design fitting easily into a standard backpack. Phantom also has an integrated flight dynamics system, the Naza-M + GPS multi-rotor autopilot system, which results in a craft that is easy to fly as a beginner and flexible enough to please expert pilots. In a first for such a portable unit it utilises GPS to enable the Phantom to land safely from the exact point it took off from.
Eamon Drew added, “Another big plus for this amazing quad-copter in Australia is that Blonde Robot are committed to making the Phantom’s use here as easy as possible and for maintenance not to be a prohibitive factor so we are carrying a full range of spares. With its clever design it is not expensive to replace a rotor, motor, battery or case and the Phantom comes pre-configured with the majority of functions set up before delivery, so you can fly it within minutes of receiving it.”
The Phantom quad-copter will be available for review on Blonde Robot’s stand at this year’s SMPTE exhibition at the Darling Harbour Conference and Exhibition Centre from 23-26 July. To book a demonstration please contact Blonde Robot on 03 9023 9777 or at sales@blonde-robot.com.au