This cylinder-shaped drone helps keep an eye on extreme sports enthusiasts in the outdoors

Just the same way a car designed for racing isn’t the same as a car designed to transport families, the Alvix Multifunctional Drone isn’t designed to look like your average hobby-drone. It comes in a compact cylindrical format, made for easy carrying, and opens out into a rugged drone capable of recording and monitoring extreme sports enthusiasts and players, who always carry heavy equipment and perform high-risk sporting activities alone.

Think of the Alvix drone as your spotter, but in the outdoors – keeping a watchful eye on you as you engage in extreme sports. Its cylindrical format makes it easy to carry, as well as gives it a protective covering, as the drone’s propellers have built-in circular guards around them. The drone comes with a wearable that helps it track the wearer at all times, keeping a watchful eye on them. If something untoward were to happen, the alarm system built into Alvix will beep and shine when it detects an emergency, saving time, and making the search & rescue mission more efficient.

The Alvix Multifunctional Drone is a winner of the A’ Design Award for the year 2020.

Designer: Yu-Ling Lien and Jia-Xin Liu

The Adventurer’s Drone

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While a lot of drones follow the same four or six figure form, Alvix utilizes a specialized double-rotor design that makes it both incredibly agile and compact. Conceptualized for use by extreme athletes like big mountain snowboarders and adventurers like mountain climbers, Alvix can be tucked away in any backpack and released when the need arises for emergency services.

Its unique constructions consist of four discs: one for the alert lighting mechanism, two for the rotors and one for the base. When it’s not being used, the rotors swivel inward where they’re shielded from damage. In the event of an accident or injury, Alvix can be pulled out and launched quickly. Like a flare that doesn’t disappear, it uses light and sound to serve as a beacon for rescue personnel.

Designers: Yu Ling Lien & Jia Xin Liu

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