Members of Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals organization used a camera-equipped quadcopter UAV to capture publicity photos of the team that would have otherwise been impossible for a human photographer to capture. When asked if the team received the FAA's permission first, a team official quipped, "No, we didn't get it cleared, but we don't get our pop flies cleared either and those go higher than this thing did." The following day, the UAV was no longer being used to take photos of the team. Check out the UAV in action here.
James Carroll
Former VSD Editor James Carroll joined the team 2013. Carroll covered machine vision and imaging from numerous angles, including application stories, industry news, market updates, and new products. In addition to writing and editing articles, Carroll managed the Innovators Awards program and webcasts.