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Anything you do with a drone, you have to do it away from people, to avoid accidents. But this way, you miss out on so many close-up experiences. Safety was the first thing Laurent Eschenauer thought of, when he created Fleye: a flying robot that’s safe to fly anywhere and actively adapts to its environment. You can give it simple tasks to perform, directly from your smartphone, or you can take total control of it, with your piloting and programming skills. But most important, you don’t have to worry about bumping into it, as you would with a drone. Actually, you can @gofleye it anywhere you want, touch it, hold it and even push it without any risk of injury. Laurent shared with us all the things that make Fleye be the only one of its kind. Essential Learning Lesson From These Makers: Part I01:04 What inspired Laurent to create more than a drone: a flying robot04:00 The solution that Fleye brings, in terms of safety Part II12:34 Walking the beaten path: challenges of coming up with a new kind of p