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Fully Autonomous Flapping-wing MAV Is As Light As 4 Sheets of A4 Paper

Posted by Unknown on from the paper-airplane-2.0 dept.

Hallie Siegel writes "According to its developers, the DelFly Explorer is the first flapping wing Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) that is able to fly with complete autonomy in unknown environments. Weighing just 20 grams and with a wingspan of 28cm, it is equipped with an onboard stereo vision system. The DelFly Explorer can perform an autonomous take-off, keep its height, and avoid obstacles for as long as its battery lasts (~9 minutes). All sensing and processing is performed on board, so no human or offboard computer is in the loop."

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  1. Four Sheets? by Freshly+Exhumed · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can fly when I'm only three sheets to the wind.

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  2. In anticipation... by AmiMoJo · · Score: 4, Funny

    In anticipation of the coming holy war, may I fire the first nuke by stating categorically and unequivocally that metric paper sizes are the correct ones and everything else is stupid.

    Sorry, it's just that I've always wanted to push that button.

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    1. Re:In anticipation... by Krishnoid · · Score: 5, Funny

      metric paper sizes are the correct ones and everything else is stupid.

      I have discovered a truly marvelous proof of this, which the margins on this A4 sheet of paper are unfortunately too narrow to contain.

    2. Re:In anticipation... by Phreakiture · · Score: 2, Funny

      US paper size, 8.5" x 11"

      That's 215.9mm x 279.4mm for those of you living in the civilized world. Slightly wider and not quite as long as an A4, but generally comparable.

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  3. Re:4 sheets of A4? How much is it in a sane unit? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    20g, so that's 4 nickels according to how an old roommate weed dealer calibrated his scale.

  4. Re:4 sheets of A4? How much is it in a sane unit? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    How much does it weigh in a sane unit?

    Approximately 4.3 nano-Libraries of Congress.

  5. Re:4 sheets of A4? How much is it in a sane unit? by clarkkent09 · · Score: 5, Funny

    4 sheets of A4? How much is it in a sane unit?

    We are talking about 2.75577828e-9 of a fully loaded jumbo jet! Wow, that's light!

    If you need area, it's 0.0000152737 of a football field.

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  6. Re:I'm wondering by Charliemopps · · Score: 3, Funny

    twelve