The Christmas Spectacular starring the Radio City Rockettes -- an annual holiday stage show presented at Radio City Music Hall in New York City -- began one year after the Music Hall's opening night in 1933, which featured the Missouri Rockets dance troupe out of St. Louis. What was originally a two-week, 30-minute performance featuring an overture, a ballet, and a handful of vignettes expanded into a 90-minute extravaganza complete with real-life animals, a 36-person cast, 1,100 costumes, and 11 digital projectors that's been viewed by more than 75 million people. And this year will mark the addition of something new to the mix: more than 100 specially designed Intel drones choreographed over the stage. Intel says it's the first time its Shooting Star Mini drones have been incorporated into a theatrical indoor performance, and it claims it'll be the world's largest interior drone show. "We are constantly exploring new venues for Intel's drone light shows. It is an honor to partner with Radio City Music Hall to integrate Intel's innovative technology into the iconic Christmas Spectacular," said Natalie Cheung, general manager of Intel's drone light shows.

Intel's latest drone trick is on the cover of Time. Err, it is the cover of Time. The magazine's most recent issue features special reports on UAVs, and rather than, say, featuring a photo of Intel's drone team on the cover, as PetaPixel notes, the publication's iconic red border and logo is made up of 958 of Intel's light-show drones themselves. That number is slightly lower than the amount used in the Olympic opening ceremony earlier this year, but it's no less impressive. The swarm was 100 meters (around 328 feet) tall, and hovered over Folsom, Calif.

Intel is deploying hi-tech drones to help spot parts of the Great Wall of China that have fallen into disrepair. The chipmaker is sending some Falcon 8 drones to shoot aerial photos of the famous Jiankou section of the wall, which is known for its steep climbs and scenic views. Due to its thick vegetation and centuries old materials, the areas has'naturally weathered' and requires repair -- a process that can be made easier by using drones, Intel said. Intel, which is partnering with the China Foundation for Cultural Heritage Conservation for the project, will send its Falcon drones to take aerial photos that will then be converted into high-definition images. Artificial intelligence will create a visual representation of the Great Wall to identify areas that are in need of repair and plan the safest way to restore them.

Intel, which wowed folks with its syncronized drone show at the Olympics, is at it again, with a drone show at the Coachella music festival near Palm Springs Sunday. We sit down with an Intel exec who explains how it works, and why Intel is pushing the idea of dancing drones. LOS ANGELES -- Intel, once best known as the company that powered PCs and Macs with its silicon chips, is now perhaps better known to the public for its awesome drone light shows. The company doesn't make consumer drones nor does it have plans to take on DJI or Yuneec, but it's become a frequent visitor to high profile events like the Super Bowl and Olympics with synchronized aerial drone shows. The Olympics alone had 1,218 drones in the air at one time, forming five Olympic rings and other intricate figures.

Over the course of the next two weeks, there will be dizzying stunts, high-flying acrobatics, and record-breaking heights attained -- oh, and the Olympic athletes will compete, too. The 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang opened in seriously impressive fashion, with more than 1,200 Intel Shooting Star drones serving as the stars of the show. The 1,218 drones set a new Guinness World Record for the most drones flown simultaneously, and Intel notes that its advanced drone technology will be making appearances and "enhance the Olympic Games through 2024." The Intel drones' performance marked the first-ever time that a Winter Olympics' saw a drone light show, and also won recognition as "most unmanned aerial vehicles airborne simultaneously." While the world record flight was actually prerecorded for the event, it doesn't lessen the impressiveness of the feat.

HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 05: Lady Gaga performs during the Pepsi Zero Sugar Super Bowl 51 Halftime Show at NRG Stadium on February 5, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Lady Gaga seemed to kick off her energetic and decidedly aerodynamic halftime show at Super Bowl LI tonight perched atop NRG Stadium, with the lights of Houston--and then suddenly hundreds of synchronous, technicolor supernovas--glittering behind her. In fact, USA TODAY explains, the prima diva filmed the cold open to her show some days earlier with the help of 300 Intel Shooting Star drones and a game day flight plan that was a year and a half in the making. The cloud-capable quadcopters have been performing feats of unison since 2015 under the direction of Intel's drone division, and the Super Bowl spectacular demonstrated their capacity as "[a] way of merging art and technology," according to the human team. The group says live shows with drones could feasible be in the near future, too (including, but not limited to, the fireworks-based ones Disney is currently exploring). Especially so, according to Intel Drone's Natalie Cheung, as opinions toward having drones in our midst start to warm up.

Intel's new display drones could enable companies to program their designs using the software and launch an army of advertising drones to spell out their name in lights'With this drone, we will be able to demonstrate that drone light shows can redefine entertainment and create amazing new experiences in the night sky,' said Anil Nanduri, Intel's vice president of its New Technology Group No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules.

Intel has unveiled its Shooting Star quadcopter drone, designed exclusively for light shows. The company, which put its own drone swarms in the air around the world in 2015, has come out with another model -- one with a software that will help a drone create an intended image. The software will even choose drones based on GPS reception quality and remaining battery life. This drone could help design elaborate light shows in a shorter duration. "With this drone, we will be able to demonstrate that drone light shows can redefine entertainment and create amazing new experiences in the night sky. " Anil Nanduri, vice president, new technology group, and general manager UAV segment, Intel Corporation, said in the official press release.