“ Double-check everything , every battery !”
“ Double-check everything , every battery !”
- team captain and high school junior Makayla Galler emphasized during their preflight checks .
The student drone pilots of the USA FIDA Drone Soccer Team were being broadcast live on national Korean television , and the camera cranes hovered over their repair table . They were the underdogs after a disappointing defeat in the friendly matches , where several of their drones suffered mechanical or battery failures ; flying shorthanded spells disaster for any team . Now there was no room for error during the elimination stage of the 2023 FIDA Drone Soccer World Championship ( FIDA - Federation of Drone Soccer International Association ).
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