Flight Assembled Architecture
An installation at the FRAC Centre in Orleans, France is using autonomous quadrocopter robots to build a 20-foot tall tower with 1,500 blocks. Pretty amazing. The robotic four-blade helicopters place each building block in an exact location according to an existing blueprint. “The show is the work of ETH Zurich roboticist Raffaello D’Andrea and architects […]
Google 3D Helicopter View Now Available On Google Maps
Assuming you are sitting at a computer with a full browser and have the Google Earth plugin installed you should checkout the 3D view. The view gives you the feeling of flying over your route in a helicopter. To try out the new 3D aerial view make sure you have the Google Earth plugin installed […]
Cute Air Drone Helicopter Is Downright Mean
The SkyNET drone (pictured above) is a modified Parrot Quadcopter running a Linux computer, a GPS, a 3G card, and two wi-fi cards. The SkyNET drone, or drones, fly over an area looking for wi-fi. When they find it, they start trying to break in to the wireless network, once in it looks for computers […]
Amazing Helicopter With No Engine – The Dragonfly DF1
If after watching this video you do not want to own one of these helicopters, I question your sanity. This is simply amazing. A small personal helicopter, the Dragonfly DF1, can fly with no engine. Instead of an engine it uses small hydrogen peroxide rockets (no pollution) on the tips of the blades. The small […]
iPhone Controlled Helicopter – Parrot AR Drone
Two things I love coming together, like Reese’s peanut butter cups, the iPhone and an RC Helicopter., The Parrot AR Drone is finally ready for prime time at $299 here., The best part, other than the fact it is controlled by the iPhone, is that the copter has two cameras on board for shooting video., […]
SkyShutter Aericam – Helicam Remote Controlled Helicopter
From a very young age, radio control planes and helicopters have always captivated Jason, yet it was only after his success in photography (JasonLamPhotography.com) that Jason was able to take on the high costs associated with the category and fully indulge his interest with rc helicopters. As the hobby quickly became an addiction, Jason was […]
Lockheed Martin SAMARAI Remote Control Monocopter
The smart kids at Lockheed Martin have created a remote controlled monocopter which reminds me of the whirlipods that fall from maple tree’s. This is SAMARAI, a UAV that Lockheed Martin has been working on based on a monocopter platform. A monocopter is like a helicopter, except that the entire vehicle consists of a single […]
Big Toys For Big Brother In UK
Friend of mine send me this pic of some anal retentive British Defense Ministry chap playing with what looks like a hover-copter. Apparently having Mother England covered with static surveillance cameras is not enough – time to upgrade the toys. At first look, this reminds me of one of those crappy remote hover choppers that […]
Axon Anti-Gravity RC Hovercraft – The Razorback
I love remote control gadgets… cars… boats… planes… helicopters… etc… So when I saw the video for the Axon Razorback RC hovercraft I pee’d a little. The Razorback will go 25mph right out of the box… but can go 50mph (won’t take 2 minutes to crash it at those speeds) with a simple motor upgrade. […]
Magni Gyro M22 Gyroplane
The Magni Gyro M22 Voyager may look like a helicopter… but it is a “gyroplane”. Simply put, the top rotor spins on its own with no power or motor. The only motorized rotor on the M22 is the the one pointing out the rear of the plane. Check out the pictures and videos after the […]