Intel flies above the competition with drone quadcopter aimed at software developers
Semiconductor manufacturer Intel is to target software developers with a new ready-to-fly drone quadcopter as it seeks to grab a slice of the increasingly lucrative sector.
Unlike rival systems the Aero will bypass commercial operators and hobbyists to reach out directly to programmers with a suite of bells and whistles including compatibility with the Linux OS, RealSense for vision and preloaded AirMap’s software.
Intel is the first chip maker to directly manufacture its own drone, leapfrogging competitors such as NVidia and Qualcomm, who have chosen to sell their microprocessors to other manufacturers instead.
Intel intends to launch the Aero drone to market by the end of the year but is remaining coy about pricing.