Snap Pixy selfie drone now official

Snap, the company behind Snapchat has just released a drone designed for taking selfies called the Pixy.

“Today, we’re taking the power and magic of the Snap Camera — the spontaneity, the joy and the freedom — to new heights. A new camera to match the limitless potential of your imagination. Meet Pixy, the world’s friendliest flying camera. It’s a pocket-sized, free-flying sidekick for adventures big and small,” Snap CEO Evan Spiegel said during the Snap Partner Summit keynote.

The Pixy is designed to be automated with four preconfigured flight paths. Pixy can float, orbit, or follow the user. The user just has to select the right mode, press the button and Pixy takes off from your hand.

To stop recording a user just has to place his/her hand below the drone. The Pixy will then land automatically on the palm of the user’s hand. The Pixy captures 2.7K videos and 12MP photos and is very lightweight as it is only 101g. Snap claims that the pixy can capture five to eight flights on a single charge.

Videos are automatically transferred to the Snapchat app on the user’s phone wirelessly. Check the Pixy drone out in action right here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqIsDo-f670