De Agostini DIY drone, coming soon

(ANSA) - Rome, August 21 - A do-it-yourself drone-building kit will soon be available in Italy, sources said Thursday. It comes courtesy of De Agostini Publishing, which produces and markets hobby courses, model-making kits, and children's edutainment products.
    The Sky Rider Drone comes equipped with a GPS system, a camera, and a gyroscope for in-flight stability - and its aerodynamically perfect design is by deluxe Italian car designer Pininfarina.
    Weighing 1.53 kilos and measuring 40x36x24 cms, the Sky Rider can be flown manually or on automatic, and will achieve maximum speed of 5 meters per second vertically, and of 20 meters per second when moving horizontally, De Agostini said.
    While perhaps better known for their military applications, drones or unmanned aerial vehicles have also been used in a small but growing number of civil applications, such as policing, firefighting, agriculture, geology, and to shoot footage in locations that are humanly impossible to reach.