27 April 2016 Last updated at 16:34 BST
The aim? To use their powers of concentration to send drones down a nine-metre course to the finish line.
Competitors have to wear special headsets that measure the electrical activity of their brains.
A custom-made computer programme means their thoughts can be converted to control the drone's movement.
On your marks, get set, DRONE.
Sixteen competitors at the University of Florida, in the US, have been battling it out in the first ever mind-controlled drone race.