With the app based controls you can set a precise flight path ahead of time, or you can engage Splash Drone's "follow me" mode so the drone will automatically follow your awesome wakeboarding session.

The drone pairs with a waterproof wristband called AirLeash, which is used to initiate takeoff and make quick adjustments during the flight. Related: Will tiny drones become a must-have for soldiers?

That “someone” was a 3D Robotics Iris+ drone, which will debut this fall at a price of $750. It’s the first widely-available consumer drone that can use a “follow me” mode.

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The DJI Neo: It's a follow-me drone and, perhaps, a cinewhoop? But can it be all things to all customers without compromise?

In the burgeoning world of drones, autonomous devices that follow their leader are nothing new, but a Silicon Valley start-up hopes it has something unique with its drone that is both waterproof ...

With the follow-me mode enabled, you start to see how this will work in the future. Once the drone is airborne, you feel a bit creepy, as though a digital assistant is mimicking your every move.

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The SwellPro Team's Kickstarter campaign for a floating, waterproof, 4k drone nears completion.

Among the drone makers at Berlin's IFA tech show, those from Swellpro were particularly buoyant. Splash Drone 3 is Swellpro's third generation waterproof and unsinkable drone. Read more at ...

Drones and water don’t get along. This tends to be a problem when you’re trying to film aerial footage of, say, some rad surfers or when your battery dies above a pond. But the Splash Drone is ...