Do Drones Deliver Calzones at the Olympics?

Drones are offering fans very up close and personal views of athletes at the Winter Olympics, chasing them down the luge, on the slopes, and just about at every event. Drones are also pulling double duty, not just delivering tasty shots of cool tricks, but also hot food and cold drinks.

In a video from NBC Sports, a drone was apparently carrying a flying calzone to somebody who was hungry. The video showed the drone jetting off and heading down the snowy slope.

This is not the first Olympics for drone-delivered food. At the Beijing Olympics, robots in the sky delivered noodles, burgers, french fries, and even cocktails, as a way to help athlete’s minimize human contact during the COVID-19 pandemic. All of this created a futurist experience for attendees and athletes.

Drone Pilots Create Buzz at the Winter Games

Martin Bochatay is part of a team of drone cam pilots inside some of the iconic ski and snowboard close-ups.

“In my mind, I’m not flying a drone. I’m flying with the skiers,” Bochatay told The Associated Press before the Olympics. “It’s an immersive thing. ... The skiers don’t see us. But I’m right there with them. You become the drone.”

Drones deliver high-paced visuals and add a new dynamic that makes viewers feel like they are in person watching Breezy Johnsonand Ilia Malinin, the “Quad God,” chase gold.