A flying umbrella
Combine the flying parts of a drone with an umbrella, and I Build Stuff is onto something. It doesn’t follow you autonomously, but it would be easy enough to do.
Including some French guys…
Add some lights under it for dark nights, and I think they’ll be really onto something.
They’ll need to solve a few problems: limited battery life (include the regular collapsible handle as backup), needs to be foldable for going into buildings (likely solvable), able to withstand fairly heavy rain/wind (might be hard), probably very noisy (interesting attempts to quiet them, but definitely not a full solution).
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Hey Matt,
I live on the Gold Coast in Australia. There’s a massive running community here, but in summer it is so hot, and the sun is very strong here, that you coat yourself in sunscreen. I’ve started getting a rash from sunscreen, my partner uses zinc because regular sunscreen sweats off. I really think a drone sunshade could take off here. There’s thousands of fitness enthusiasts and we all spend money on wacko stuff like ice baths, we don’t mind being seen doing wacko stuff like wearing budgie smugglers or meditating on the sand. Could you email me about potentially starting a drone sunshade?