Robo Aerial Founder and CEO Christopher Morrison was honored to be on a panel at the official convening of CHIVR! What an incredible event hosted by the Microsoft Innovation & Policy Center in Chicago. Thrilled to be a part of the Chicago Virtual Reality community. Check out the RECAP [October, 2017].
What a fun and memorable experience flying for the Chicago Blackhawks Training Camp Festival! Our drones provided a Birdseye view above the ice at the United Center, filming the action for 20,000+ Hawks fans at the annual event. WGN9 News covered the festival, and our drone made the clip! Coming soon: A behind the scenes look of the Blackhawks aerial shoot. [September, 2017}.
We are so excited see the documentary Pre-Crime come to life! Robo Aerial was thrilled to capture the aerial cinematography for the project back in 2015. Now it's making its way to film festivals around the world to rave reviews. Can't wait for the film's US debut on Oct 19th in Chicago! Catch the trailer HERE [September 2017].
Fun day teaming up with our friends at Starr Media & Drone Media Chicago to cover the 35th Annual Transamerican Chicago Triathlon. Robo Aerial had a blast capturing aerial video of over 9,000 athletes competing along Lake Michigan on a beautiful day. Check out our aerial video work in the highlights reel HERE [August 2017].
Happy 100 Years Navy Pier! We were ecstatic to team up with Two by Four to create some stunning Bill Boards for the Pier's 2017 Summer Marketing Campaign. [July 2017].
Now that's a fun BBQ! We had a blast shooting aerial cinematography in Chicago with Benny the Bull at the backyard barbecue bash celebrating #BULLSALLSUMER. Happy 4th of July!! [July 2017].
Robo Aerial was thrilled and inspired to shoot aerial video for the 2017 Leon's World's Fastest Triathlon. Such an amazing event to watch 500 athletes race to honor and support our military veterans. Check it out HERE or on Comcast Sports Net through July. [June 2017].
Sneak Peek: We are thrilled to be a White Perch sponsor at the 2017 Friends of the Chicago River Big Fish Ball! Experience the Chicago River in Virtual Reality presented by Robo Aerial. Buy your ticket and join us on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 530pm at The Westin Chicago River North. [June 2017].
This spring, Robo Aerial was incredibly honored and humbled to partner with the Emmy award winning Green River Films to shoot aerial cinematography for the Obama Foundation. Our work was part of the site plan reveal for the Obama Center in Jackson park on Chicago's Southside. View it HERE and read more from DNA Info [May 2017].
Watch us flying a drone in Chicago's iconic Soldier Field for audio giant Shure! We teamed up with Shure's marketing team & creative video production company Banner Collective to capture a unique storytelling perspective that highlights Shure's new Axient Digital Wireless system. [April 2017].
Check out the Behind the Scenes recap of the Luvabulls shoot on top of the United Center. Such a fun project to capture aerial video of the dancers with the Chicago skyline in the backdrop. [December 2016].
Always fascinating to watch WTTW's documentaries on this city we live in to learn about the history and people of our community. Robo Aerial was proud to provide aerial video to the newest program called Chicago's South Side. [November 2016].
Happy to fly with Riot Fest Chicago again this year to capture a view of the party from the sky, including this aerial photo we captured late Sunday night. The Misfits nailed it! [September 2016].
10 hours. 10 locations. Limited battery life. 1.5 hours of footage. Robo Aerial worked with Nick Ravich, producer of Art in the 21st Century, to highlight the artistic side of the city via aerial drone cinematography for the Season 8 episode featuring Chicago. Nick details the events of the day in a blog post in Art21 Magazine [July 2016].
Awesome to see this aerial photograph we shot for Riot Fest Chicago make its way into the RedBull.com music department. [May 2016].
Excited to be the drone expert for the "Is the Sky the Limit? Drones and Filmmaking" panel discussion at Chicago's Lake FX Summit. Big thanks to our friends at Leavens, Strand & Glover, LLC for inviting Robo Aerial. [May 2016].
Robo Aerial was honored to be the Chicago drone photographer and UAV advocate featured in the Rights Lab's 'Where can I fly my drone?' episode, produced in partnership with Truthout.org. [March 2016].
Robo Aerial chats with WGN Radio's Outside the Loop host Mike Stephen on "Where can I fly my drone?" Listen to the Podcast. [February 2016].
The Illinois Association of Park Districts invited Robo Aerial to lead a free webinar titled "Know Before you Fly - Drones 101" [February 2016].
Displaying drones at a Chicago City Council committee hearing on UAV use in city limits [Photo via DNAinfo/Ted Cox, November 2015].
Robo Aerial demonstrates the DJI Inspire 1 drone at the Built Worlds Robots to the Rescue event [June 2015].