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Aerial Robotics Competition

Posted by michael on from the buzz-bomb dept.

anphilip writes "The annual International Aerial Robotics Competition just wrapped up, and I thought while our teams waited for the results I'd let the folks at Slashdot know about it. At any rate there's a brief story here and the group website is here."

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  1. Army can't do it? by solive1 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Mike Kennedy (from the article): "These kids are cutting edge. They're doing things the Army can't do yet." What information does he have that says that the Army can't do this yet? Surely the Army doesn't give away all its secrets to this guy.

  2. Whoa by cephyn · · Score: 4, Funny

    "It's a robot -- just a flying one," said senior Jessica Dooley, 22, of Phoenix, stepping mechanically like a robot and making "err, err, err" sounds.

    Wow. She sounds hot...

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    1. Re:Whoa by mikeophile · · Score: 4, Informative

      She is.

    2. Re:Whoa by cephyn · · Score: 4, Funny

      Once again, ability to make robot sound effects properly predicts good mating characteristics!

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