The Force is strong with these hand-painted, laser-shooting 'Star Wars' drones
More Star Wars drones are coming.
Air Hogs's Millennium Falcon drone was pretty sweet, but undeniably... uh... foamy. (It is designed to be kid safe after all).
At Star Wars Celebration in London last week, Propel announced its own lineup of drones based off of vehicles from the Star Wars universe and they look AH-MAZE-ING. Not only are they fast drones, but they also shoot lasers for real aerial battles with each other. Unreal.
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Four highly detailed (hand-painted) drones were shown off, including an X-Wing, Millennium Falcon, TIE Fighter and a 74-Z speeder bike used by the Imperial Army during the Battle of Endor.
The drones sport four propellers positioned below the body as opposed to above. Propel says the different placement of the blades allows them to appear invisible in the air, and also helps create more downward thrust that allows them to max out at speeds of over 35 mph.
As mentioned earlier, the drones can fire lasers, and up to 24 drones can dogfight in the air with each other.
Additionally, the drones can perform mid-air stunts like backflips and 360-degree rotations with a single button push on the remote control.
Fans can pre-order the drones from Propel's website for shipping by the end of the year. North Americans will have to wait a little longer, though, as it's not available in the region yet.
The drones will cost $200-$300 with the first 15,000 units special edition models shipping in late September.
You can find more hands-on photos of the drones on Propel's Facebook page here.
Topics Star Wars
Raymond Wong is Mashable's Senior Tech Correspondent. He reviews gadgets and tech toys and analyzes the tech industry. Raymond's also a bit of a camera geek, gamer, and fine chocolate lover. Before arriving at Mashable, he was the Deputy Editor of NBC Universal's tech publication DVICE. His writing has appeared on G4TV, BGR, Yahoo and Ubergizmo, to name a few. You can follow Raymond on Twitter @raywongy or Instagram @sourlemons.
