Insta360 is launching its first drone, Antigravity, which features a 360-degree camera and virtual cockpit goggles, allowing users to fly and explore without traditional controls, potentially revolutionizing drone design and usage.
Insta360 is developing a lightweight 'Antigravity' drone equipped with dual fisheye lenses to capture immersive 360-degree footage, potentially revolutionizing drone videography and challenging DJI's dominance, amid ongoing U.S. regulatory scrutiny of Chinese drone manufacturers.
Antigravity, a new drone brand backed by Insta360, announced an innovative sub-249g drone with 8K 360-degree capture, aiming to redefine aerial storytelling with a focus on user experience and accessibility, challenging DJI's dominance in the market. The product is set to be unveiled in August, promising intuitive controls and safety features, potentially opening a new category in consumer drones.
Insta360 has announced its new Antigravity drone brand, aiming to compete with DJI by offering a 360-degree, sub-249g, 8K drone focused on creativity and user experience, with a release planned for August. The drone emphasizes ease of use and safety features, targeting consumers and enthusiasts, though its success may be impacted by geopolitical issues and market competition.
The concept of antigravity, popular in science fiction, is not feasible under current physical laws, as it would require negative energy, which doesn't exist in our universe. General relativity shows that gravity is a result of spacetime curvature caused by mass and energy, and all known entities have positive energy. While antigravity remains impossible, artificial gravity can be achieved through constant acceleration, such as in a rotating spacecraft, to simulate Earth's gravity for long space journeys. Addressing the health issues from prolonged zero-gravity exposure should be prioritized for future space travel.
The reason why there is no antigravity is because there is only one type of gravitational charge in the universe: positive mass/energy. Unlike other forces like electromagnetism, which have positive and negative charges, gravity only attracts positive masses. This is due to the fact that all known masses and energies are positive, and there is no evidence of negative mass or energy. While it is possible to create regions with lower mass/energy that behave as if they have negative mass/energy, they still exhibit attractive gravitational forces relative to their surroundings. Unless new physics is discovered that allows for negative mass or energy states, antigravity will remain a mathematical curiosity.