Fat Shark, [1] founded in 2007, manufactures FPV (where FPV stands for first-person view) headsets for drone racing. Their headsets utilize radio technology to show the user a live video feed that is broadcast from a drone. Fat Shark headsets have been showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show Drone Rodeo in 2015 and 2017.[2][3] In 2016, Fat Shark received a Terry Award by the for first-place FPV item, an award voted on by hobbyists through HobbyKing.[4] Multiple Fat Shark products were recommended for hobbyist drone pilots in the 2017 Drone Enthusiast list of "Best FPV Goggles & Gadgets."[5] Fat Shark holds an annual drone racing event called the Fat Shark Frenzy and Drone Olympics in Ontario.[6] and was a major sponsor to the first annual U.S. National Drone Racing Championships in 2015.
As of 2020, Fat Shark is a leading brand of goggles for drone racers.[7]
Fat Shark founder is Greg French and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China. Redcat Holdings acquired the company in mid 2020.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ "FPV Goggles & Headsets". Archived from the original on 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ Grush, Loren (2015-01-06). "CES 2015: Flying, Racing, And Destroying Drones At The Drone Rodeo". Popular Science. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
- ^ Welch, Chris (2015-01-07). "We raced, wrestled, and wrecked at our first ever Drone Rodeo". The Verge. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
- ^ "Terry Awards 2016". RCGroups com. 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
- ^ "Best FPV Goggles & Gadgets [2017] Killer FPV Drone Racing Systems!". Dronethusiast.com. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
- ^ "First-Person View Racing Events » Fat Shark Frenzy and Drone Olympics". Fpvracingevents.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
- ^ Spires, Josh (6 October 2020). "Fat Shark to be acquired by Red Cat, now a part of Rotor Riot". DroneDJ.