This drone-like octocopter wants to carry people Posted on by John Higginbotham I LOVE this! I’m surely not the only one. I wonder how this differs from a helicopter though? Suppose I’ll have to research. This octocopter only has a range of 70 miles… Watch video below http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2017/07/07/surefly-octocopter-personal-drone-concept.cnnmoney/index.html