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U. Penn Super Quadcopter Learns New Tricks

Posted by timothy on from the hit-squads-want-these dept.

Freddybear writes "University of Pennsylvania's GRASP lab posted new video of their scary fast maneuverable quad-rotor drone. It can now fly through openings (hoops) which are themselves moving." The entire list of GRASP projects is worth crawling through.

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  1. Re:Killing me in my sleep? by Dyinobal · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It does make a distinct sound and sounds like that in a war-zone can have a terrifying effect, psychologically on enemy troops.

  2. Re:Nothing new to see here by Jane+Q.+Public · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "We've already got quadricopters. And you can control them with an iPhone. And they could already do this sort of maneuvering."

    (A) Yes we do. (B) So what? An iPhone is hardly an optimized flight controller. It's a toy. (C) No, they can't. If you can maneuver your quadricopter with your iPhone anywhere near the way this thing can move, I'll eat your shorts.

    I am pretty sure that my digestion is safe for the time being.

  3. Navigation by Iamthecheese · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Avast ye scurvy, this vessel has almost no use! With cameras on every angle she can't go anywhere but Davy Jone's locker without a human skipper. The autonomous flyin' about may look sweet as a maiden but she can't sail her way out of a calm bay at sunset.

    --
    If video games influenced behavior the Pac Man generation would be eating pills and running away from their problems.