Drone Ballet ("Drohnenballet") is a joint project by the company Zouber from Kiel and Hamburg University of Technology, funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR), Germany, as part of UAM-Inno Region SH. We plan to develop a new generation of creative, efficiently plannable drone shows. It focuses on AI-based flight-path planning and dynamic swarm control so that shows can be generated automatically, interactively adapted during performances, and enriched with effects such as morphing between shapes and interactive elements. The technology is also intended as a building block for further urban air mobility applications, for example, in sea rescue, agriculture, or inspection, and offers an emission-free alternative to fireworks.
