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Kitchen Drones in action – Multirotors support in running a restaurant

ArchAerial, a young company that specializes in the use of multirotors for mapping purposes, with a focus on archeological research and excavation sites, has published an interesting video on the possible uses of quadcopters in a restaurant environment , in collaboration with Swift’s Attic, a nice restaurant apparently open to innovation and new technologies, located in Austin Texas.

The original quadcopter design by ArchAerial, with folding arms. The parts have been manifactured by 3D printing - Source
The original quadcopter design by ArchAerial, with folding arms. The parts have been manifactured by 3D printing – Source

In the video, the little custom made multicopters from ArchAerial are shown performing a variety of tasks such as serving at the table:

Archaerial drone serving at Swift's Attic restaurant - Screenshot from video below
Archaerial drone serving at Swift’s Attic restaurant – Screenshot from video below

slicing vegetables:

Drone slicing vegetables in the kitchen
Drone slicing vegetables in the kitchen

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Lens protector now available for wide angle Mobius camera, to be used for FPV

As it happens, care to details and sometimes the use of some dedicated, although simple and inexpensive devices can go a long way in protecting your expensive equipment. One piece of delicate equipment used in RC models, and in particular for FPV, are indeed video cameras, with their exposed lens.

We have been discussing the setup of the Mobius camera for FPV in a previous post. Since then, a nice new model with wide angle lens came out:

 

Mobius camera, wide angle version
Mobius camera, wide angle version

This is even better than the original version as for FPV it is great to have an as wide field of view as possible.

The wide angle lens is however somewhat bulky and protrudes prominently from the camera body. In the event of a collision, the lens will make for a great shock absorber for your multirotor, especially if the camera if mounted on the front of the aircraft, as it usually happens.  But of course you see the point here: chances of damaging the precious optical element are significant.

There comes to the rescue a great, lightweight, little custom piece of equipment designed by Bo Lorenzen (check out his Blog at FPVGuy.com) as a shock absorber / lens saver to protect the lens of the wide angle Mobius camera.

I tried it and it is a perfect fit. Once in place the piece will grip strongly to the camera. A little pressure on the two little “wings” will release grip and allow a smooth removal.

Wide angle mobius camera with lens protector from FPVGuy
Wide angle mobius camera with lens protector from FPVGuy – Top view
Wide angle Mobius camera with lens protector from FPVGuy
Wide angle Mobius camera with lens protector from FPVGuy – Front view

The mobius wide angle lens protector is described here and can be ordered from Shapeways. It is made with a 3D printer from the original Bo Lorenzen design.

FPVGuy Mobius lens protector - Source
FPVGuy Mobius lens protector – Source

At 7$ + shipping this little accessory simply cannot be missed if you use a wide angle Mobius camera for FPV.