Game Boy Flies Drone (Video) - TvTechnology

    Game Boy Flies Drone (Video)

    Classic game platform modified to control new technology
    Author:
    Publish date:

    FRANCE—Past and future are working together now, as a new video shows that the classic Game Boy device can be retooled to be used as a drone controller.

    Gautier Hattenberger from the French Civil Aviation University recently created a code that could translate signals from the Game Boy to something a drone could interpret. He uses a GameLink, Arduino microcontroller and FTDI semiconductor to transfer the signals from the handheld to the drone.

    In the video below, Hattenberger uses his Game Boy from 1989 to fly a ARDrone2 from Parrot.

    Hattenberg released the source code on GitHub for others to access.

    Related

    UAV Operator Showcases Acrobatic Moves promo image
    Video

    UAV Operator Showcases Acrobatic Moves

    Drone racing is becoming a burgeoning sport, but if this recent video of drone operator Tareq Alsaadi is any indication, we may have to start a whole new brand for UAV gymnastics.

    DJI Creates South Korea No-Fly Zones During Olympics promo image
    News

    DJI Creates South Korea No-Fly Zones During Olympics

    Don’t expect to see DJI at the 2018 Winter Olympics; the drone manufacturer has updated software in its drones to make Olympic venues in PyeongChang, South Korea, and other locations temporary no-fly zones throughout the Games.