The Empire Strikes Back with new TIE-Fighter drone!

Tuesday, March 3, 2015
As drones are, quite literally, taking off around the world, check out this awesome Star Wars-inspired drone:


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Drone enthusiast Olivier C. modeled this drone after the TIE-Interceptor, the spacecraft Darth Vader piloted in Star Wars: A New Hope. The drone is a follow-up to Olivier's incredible Millennium Falcon drone he created last month.

Olivier also posted a photo timeline of how he constructed the TIE drone, which features LED thrusters and flashing orange lights for turrets. Watch the TIE at night for the full effect:


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Last month, Olivier first entered our radar when he made a Millennium Falcon drone that zipped across a Hoth-like terrain:

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Now we can't wait for video of these two drones battling each other to be released!

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