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This Incredible Selfie-Taking Wrist Drone Just Won $500,000

This Incredible Selfie-Taking Wrist Drone Just Won $500,000

 SCIENCE  NOV. 5, 2014, 7:50 AM

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Nixie prototype.

This little machine is taking photography to new heights.

Thought it's still being developed, Christoph Kohstall, a doctoral candidate at Stanford University, hopes that Nixie will be the next big thing in selfies. And the $500,000 it just won from Intel may help it along.

The Nixie is a tiny, wearable drone with built-in camera and foldable bands that attach it to your wrist. The plan: With a simple gesture, Nixie flies off your arm, snaps your photo from the air, and returns — boomerang style — to your wrist.

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