A world record has been set featuring 160 choreographed DRONES in a spectacular indoor display.
The technology showcase was coded by school children and featured a performance from chart-topping singer Jess Glynne.
The Grammy award-winning artist performed her biggest hits, including Hold My Hand, Don’t Be So Hard on Yourself and Thursday.
She completed her set with I’ll Be There, coinciding with the successful completion of the world record attempt for the most unmanned aerial vehicles airborne, indoor, and controlled simultaneously from a single computer.
The record, which saw 160 drones ascend into a series of stunning formations, was set to launch BT’s new purpose Beyond Limits, which includes a commitment to digital skills training for 10 million people as part of BT’s ‘Skills for Tomorrow’ programme.
To celebrate the launch, children from St Joseph’s school in Islington, London, were invited to help code part of the record-breaking drone display with TV presenter Reggie Yates.
They created a sequence of shapes they felt best represented a bright technology future for Britain, to beat the record which was last set in January 2018.
Reggie Yates said: “It was incredible to experience BT’s Skills for Tomorrow programme in action and see the pupils of St Joseph’s code part of the Guinness World Record breaking drone show.
“BT’s commitment to invest in essential digital skills training for millions of people across the UK will mean that kids like those at St Joseph’s will have a very bright digital future.”
The spectacular drone and light show was created in partnership with Verity Studios, one of the world’s leading drone companies, and hosted by Strictly’s Tess Daly.
The display was powered by BT’s network technologies, with a dedicated BT line installed to support the event and the drone experience powered by 4G, WiFi and the drones’ own sensor networks.
Marc Allera, CEO of BT’s consumer division said: “We’re working to remove the barriers of today to help release the potential of tomorrow.
“A huge part of that is providing the skills that will help children prepare for and shape the future.
“With the help of the children at St Joseph’s, just some of the millions who will participate in our Skills for Tomorrow programme, we’ve created this record-breaking event to celebrate what is possible when you work together to go beyond limits.”
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