Daily News | A drone soccer league is coming to Philadelphia
Each drone has a protective exoskeleton around it, since the tiny remote controlled devices constantly ram against each other as they buzz through the air. And in a match, the “sets” of gameplay come in short bursts, so that players can repair their drones and replace batteries as needed.
“Even [these] little drone[s]...they have to be well-engineered, in the sense [that] all of [their] parts are set up in a certain way” said Oscar Estrada, one of the instructors and technical experts with Philadelphia Drone Soccer. “Power to weight ratio, the propeller... this [certain] amount of volts... it’s like a car.”
The league is still in its infancy and looking for more incubator institutions like schools, churches or community groups to sponsor teams; Williams hopes that one day there will be teams all across Philadelphia. The first team in the league will be housed at the Church of Compassion in West Philly. Over the past few weeks Williams, Estrada and other instructors have taught youth there about drones. Eventually, the kids there will form their own drone soccer team.
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