teenager designs world's fastest drone that can outrun a cheetah (85 mph) while capturing 4K video

teenager designs world’s fastest drone that can outrun a cheetah (85 mph) while capturing 4K video

teal is an airborne supercomputing platform. the drone, which will be available later in 2016, will ship fully assembled with the onboard flight control ‘follow-me’ feature, which allows the unmanned aircraft to autonomously follow a person. plus it comes with a partially charged battery so you can immediately unbox teal and start having fun.

for george matus, jr., a lifelong flight enthusiast, former teenage world champion drone pilot, and CEO of teal, fun is entirely what this project has embodied. at age 18, george rolled out his company’s first product, which happens to be the world’s fastest production drone, capable of flying 85 mph. depending on whether it is powered with the high performance battery or high endurance battery, it powers flight on the aircraft for 10, or 20 minutes. ‘teal,’ as matus put it, ‘is the realization of a dream.’

his focus is on making drones enjoyable and useful to a broad range of customers. the design is built with a wide-angle camera so enthusiasts can capture 4k video and 13-megapixel stills, both with the power of a 4GB  NVIDIA TX1 behind them. teal also caters to a wide variety of people, with multiple modes for beginners and ‘hardcore racers’ alike, plus the ability to control teal from a smartphone, tablet or hobby controller.

video courtesy of teal drones