A Chinese company has broken the Guinness World Record for the most drones flying simultaneously, even though they failed to coordinate too well for a light show.
The EHang company's fleet of 1,374 drones was scheduled to fly in set patterns, but was unable to spell out the date and number of drones that set the record.
The South China Morning Post called the event an "epic failure." Actually the record was achieved, but the day of its premiere everything was … regular.
In front of more than 100,000 spectators who gathered in the Chinese city of Xi'an, the 1,374 drones of the Chinese company Ehang had to create an aligned formation so that the lights could create numbers, symbols and drawings, but suddenly several dozen drones they decided to 'change their mind' and began to change course, altitude and even crashing into the ground when trying to land.
The record was held by American technology company Intel, which shipped 1,218 aircraft at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in February.
The Intel show was prerecorded before airing during the opening ceremony, due to "possible freezing weather and high winds."
According to the South China Morning Post, EHang was paid 10.5 million yuan for the performance to offer during Labor Day in the northwestern city of Xi'an.
