#Kickstarter air umbrella Pc

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The team has also worked on three types of Air Umbrella. Image via Air Umbrella’s Kickstarter page The types of Air Umbrella In terms of noise, the team says on its Kickstarter page that the sound of the rain is louder than the sound of the umbrella in use. Naturally, the team also tested the creation in rainy conditions and found that the umbrella works best in heavy rains but not so much in light rains or when there is wind strong enough to turn a traditional umbrella inside out. The Air Umbrella consists of a motor, lithium battery, controller and master switch in a white casing.Īir Umbrella is also the name of the company behind the gadget, which has been designed in various versions with post-graduates from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in Nanjing, China, between July 2012 to August 2013. An ‘invisible umbrella’ that uses a jet of air to deflect raindrops has surpassed its fundraising goal of US$10,000 to reach US$30,493 on crowdfunding site Kickstarter, with nine days remaining in the campaign.

Kickstarter air umbrella