My brother was visibly nervous at the thought of flying the buzzing, expensive, 360-degree drone hovering in front of him—especially once I told him my drone kit sent to me for review cost $2,000. (There are cheaper bundles, but I’ll talk about pricing later.) His movements were slowed by winter cold as he took off his glove and gripped the Antigravity A1’s single-hand controller. I gave him a short rundown of how to fly, what buttons to hit, and slipped the A1’s bug-eyed headset over his eyes. I physically had to maneuver his fingers to the correct buttons. He couldn’t see his own hands while his view was filled with a global, 360-degree image streaming from the drone.

Despite his initial fumbling, in mere minutes, he was flying at top speed, abandoning all pretenses and enjoying what

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