The "Nixie" wearable drone camera wins Intel's Make it Wearable competition The Nixie wearable drone was created by researchers at Stanford University and is a finalist in Intel's annual Make It Wearable competition. Nixie is a drone, worn on the wrist, and expands at the touch of a button. Set to fly ... the Nixie was announced as the winner of Intel's Make it Wearable competition on November 3. PUT this on your wish list right now: a wearable piece of hi-tech that enables you take a better selfie. Nixie, the world's first "wearable camera that can fly" has just been announced as the winner of the $500,000 grand prize in Intel's Make it Wearable competition. Before deployment ... the Nixie is worn like a wristwatch. Press a button and the device - which resembles a state-of-the-art wristwatch - releases itself from your arm and unfolds into an X-shape, with a rotor on each of its four corners and a swivelling camera in the centre. It then takes flight, all the while taking photos or recording video, and using motion sensors to avoid obstacles. You can set a timer for when you want Nixie to return to your wrist or summon it back by simply gesturing with your hand, catching it and putting it back on your wrist. A better way to take a selfie ... the Nixie enables users to film themselves from a distance. The project, led by Stanford University physics researcher Dr Christoph Kohstall, beat out a low-cost robotic hand built by a UK team and a smart glove designed by a German group to take out the top prize. A prototype has been developed, but don't get too excited about the idea of having your own eye in the sky - no date has yet been set for when Nixie will be flying on to the shelves. Originally published as This product will fly off the shelves