China's drone king says the revolution depends on regulators

[sunyata]

CEO Frank Wang of DJI talking about their future plans, with a pretty massive drone in the background..

 

http://www.reuters.com/video/2014/07/30/chinas-drone-king-says-the-revolution-de?videoId=329444760

[fuzzynormal]

As they gain in popularity and more idiots like me try to fly 'em, you can bet someone on the ground is going to get seriously injured soon.  

 

I've crashed mine more than once.  

 

From an American perspective:  All it takes is one notorious story in the media claiming an injury trend and legislators will have an excuse to regulate some nonsense.