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MIT's Flyfire To Paint Images In the Sky Using Micro-Helicopters

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the bundles-of-led-joy dept.

@engadget mentions that a new project dubbed "Flyfire" at MIT is looking to launch a fleet of LED-equipped micro-helicopters and coordinate them in synchrony to create massive floating images. "By using LED-equipped drones the project pledges to build free-floating 3D displays, endowing them with enough smarts and positional awareness to organize themselves into an airborne canvas. It sounds deliciously exciting and challenging."

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  1. Great for sports! by musicalmicah · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Looks like it would be amazing for sports stadiums. It could even deliver crowd-hyping mascots to various sections of the stadium. I wonder how the power source and recharging issue would be handled, though.

  2. Wind anyone? by SlashDev · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I wonder how long before a gust of wind will disrupt the image...

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