drone
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Drone-Carrying Drone Carries Drone Carries Drone Carries Gum
It’s like Inception but with UAVs: the guys at Flite Test recently sought to redefine ‘overkill’ by using four remote-controlled aircraft to deliver one stick of gum. Because science.
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The New Predator Drone Cockpit Looks Like A Dream Gaming Setup
General Atomics has a new cockpit for their MQ-1 Predators and MQ-9 Reapers, two of the most common hunt-and-kill drones used by the USAF, capable of destroying basically any ground — and some air — targets. It looks like a dream gaming setup. Heck, it even includes a gamepad (check out that guy’s lap.)
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Watch Portugal Launch A Drone And Immediately Fail By Crashing It
Video: Well, hmph. That’s not how drones work guys. Supposedly, this video shows Portugal attempting to launch a naval drone by giving it a running start. As the drone is thrown in the air to fly, it immediately nosedives and crashes into the ocean. What a wonderful failure.
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Scientists Create Winged-Jellyfish Drone… And It’s Beautiful
Researchers from New York University recently unveiled a drone that “mimics the movements of swimming jellyfish.” Designed by Leif Ristroph, an applied mathematician at NYU, the drone was presented at a fluid dynamics conference in Pittsburgh. It’s tiny and adorable and I want one.