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Team BlackSheep's quadcopter overhead (pictures)

The remotely piloted drone flits over attendees at the Parisian tech show. A pilot uses an onboard camera to see things from the drone's perspective.

Stephen Shankland
Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D printing, USB, and new computing technology in general. He has a soft spot in his heart for standards groups and I/O interfaces. His first big scoop was about radioactive cat poop.
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TBS Discovery quadcopter hovering

Team BlackSheep's TBS Discovery quadcopter at LeWeb.
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Team BlackSheep's TBS Discovery quadcopter

A bottom view of the TBS Discovery flying overhead.
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Loic Le Meur catches TBS Discovery quadcopter

LeWeb conference founder Loic Le Meur flinches and laughs as a Team BlackSheep TBS Discovery quadcopter alights on his hand at LeWeb 2012.
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TBS Discovery quadcopter at LeWeb

Team BlackSheep's TBS Discovery quadcopter at LeWeb 2012.
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Team BlackSheep's TBS Discovery quadcopter

Team BlackSheep's TBS Discovery quadcopter flies above the audience at LeWeb 2012 in Paris.
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Quadcopter on the big screen

Team BlackSheep's TBS Discovery quadcopter hovers in front of a giant video image of itself at LeWeb 2012 in Paris.
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Team BlackSheep's TBS Discovery quadcopter

Team BlackSheep's TBS Discovery quadcopter at LeWeb 2012.
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Team BlackSheep's TBS Discovery quadcopter

Team BlackSheep's TBS Discovery quadcopter
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Raphael Pirker of Team BlackSheep

Raphael Pirker, founder of Team BlackSheep, holds a TBS Discovery quadcopter remote control unit.

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