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As Drone Racing League Evolves, Weaponizing Drones Like ‘Real-Life Mario Kart’ A Possibility

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NEW YORK — The Drone Racing League may be less than two years old, but founder Nicholas Horbaczewski is already fielding questions about weaponizing the drones. Yes, like “real-life Mario Kart,” according to the former Tough Mudder executive.

At the annual South by Southwest Conference last month, Horbaczewski followed up his solo presentation titled “Drone Racing: Beating the Hype to Build the Sport of the Future,” by having a one-on-one discussion with SXSW Facebook Live host, Shira Lazar.

Lazar asked Horbaczewski, who recently called the DRL first and foremost a technology company, about what types of questions attendees asked at his session.