Intel Choreographed 1,200 Drones for the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony

It's going for a world record

The Olympics put human abilities on display, but for this year’s Winter Olympics, Intel is displaying the capabilities of technology.

For the opening ceremony of the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Intel flew more than 1,200 drones, breaking its own world record for most drones flown at the same time and choreographing them to soar in the shape of a snowboarder, a dove and of course the Olympic rings. NBC will air the performance, which was actually filmed in South Korea in December, during tonight’s prime-time rebroadcast of the event.

“Since fireworks in the seventh or eighth century, there has been no alternative option,” Anil Nanduri, vp and general manager of Intel’s drone division, told Adweek.

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