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Pigskin Delivery Drone at Michigan Grounded

Here is an interesting story pulled off of the Bloomberg news site. What is your opinion on this? Do you think this could have been done in a safe manner? Such has having the drone take off from the side lines following a clear path out to the center of the field, dropping the ball […]

Quadcopter Rescue Mission!

Trying to land up there is hard enough, going fishing for a quad on top of that building, takes some mad flying skills. Watch as these guys use a quadcopter to retrieve another stuck quad copter off the top of a tall building. Using basically a fishhook dangling off another quad, A simple but in […]

Delivering Pizza in India by Drone

is it true? That drones are already delivering pizza in India. According to this video it is already becoming the norm, but if that is true, why are so many people paying attention to it as it flies by. Do you think this should be allowed in the U.S.?

Watch a Murderous Quadrotor Drone Take a Hacky Sack Break

It’s pretty clear by this point that a quadrotor drone’s main mission is to fly through out windows and kill us in our sleep. But what do they do for fun? Just juggle a ball better than I ever could The Swiss cousin of UPenn’s quadrotor assassin, this flying juggler blows off steam at Zurich’s Institute […]

Peeping drone? Seattle woman allegedly spied on by Skyris quadcopter

A Seattle woman called the police after she found an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, hovering outside the window of her apartment, located on the 26th floor. On Sunday, June 22, Lisa Pleiss noticed the drone at around 7:45 a.m. She immediately contacted her concierge who called Seattle Police to investigate. […]

Quadcopter becomes a flying 3D printer

Source: http://www.gizmag.com/flying-3d-printer-robot/31975/ The swiftlet may not look much different than other little birds, but it has one unique ability – it builds its nest out of its own saliva. Inspired by the swiftlet, scientists at Imperial College London’s Aerial Robotics Lab have created a robotic quadcopter that can extrude polyurethane foam while in flight. By targeting […]

Could a quadcopter land rovers on Mars?

Taking a page from NASA’s rocket powered landing craft from it most recent Mars landing mission, the European Space Agency is showing off a quadcopter that the organization says can steer itself to smoothly lower a rover onto a safe patch of the rocky Martian surface. The ESA said its dropship, known as the StarTiger’s […]

Hover Bike Development

Check out the development of this amazing cross between a multi-rotor and a motorcycle. This man carrying vehicle promises to be an amazing new form of ARV (Air Recreation Vehicle). The video tells the whole story complete with RC test vehicle. We would bet, some operator training will be required. But by who? The FAA […]

Taxidermy Rotordrone: Drop-dead Hysterical or Just Plain Creepy?

While this is one of the most original modifications to a quadcopter we’ve seen, it certainly pushes the boundary between humorous and incensitive. Take a look at this article from www.nydailynews.com and let us know what you think in the comments below. Dutch artist turns dead cat into remote-controlled helicopter, dubbed ‘Orvillecopter’ ‘Half cat, half […]

Drone Takes Golden Retriever for a Walk (Yes, Really)

Jeff Myers has created quite a stir with his video showing a dog being walked by a drone. That’s right, a drone. In the minute-long clip titled “Walking Dogs With Drones” that was posted to Vimeo May 13, the dog – a golden retriever – can be seen being attached to the leash, which is […]