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Parrot Ar Drone Helicopter has Streaming Video and iPhone Controls

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This new toy is so cool that I’m almost speechless. It’s a quadricopter… and it’s got a camera on board!

The AR.Drone from Parrot is one amazing toy. It can be controlled via iPhone or iPod Touch thanks to WiFi and it will provide a live video stream of what

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January 8th, 2010 by: Range

Quad-Rotor Autonomous Helicopter Eschews Gps in Favor of Lasers. Laz0rz!

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Here’s another one of them MAVs that’ll soon be flying all over the place. A group of MIT students – Abe Bachrach, Anton de Winter, Ruije He, Garrett Hemann and Sam Prentice (I think I got +10 to my IQ after spelling their names) – developed an autonomous flight system…

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October 16th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Chinese Farmer Makes DIY Helicopter, Killjoy Government Bans Him From Flying for ‘Safety Reasons’

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As a child, 20-year old Wu Zhongyuan dreamed of owning a flying machine. It seems that in his hometown Luoyang, in central China’s Henan province, some people, including him, had to “climb mountains” to get to their school. Unlike most of us, Wu acted on his childhood wish and made…

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August 9th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Taiyo Voice-Heli: Voice Control Helicopter From Japan [Appu, Appu and Away]

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This remote-controlled helicopter has the unique ability to be flown by voice command.

Japan’s Taiyo Toy makes these unusual toy helicopters that come with a voice control mode. Just speak into the included microphone, and you can direct the helicopter up and down, and turn the engines off and on.…

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June 25th, 2009 by: Technabob

G.I. Joe 2.0: America’S War Bots

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I think the best advantage in sending robots instead of humans to armed conflicts is simply the fact that robots are not human. Robots don’t have feelings or families, so no one gets hurt if a robot goes down, not even its fellow robots. Robots are not alive, which means…

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June 19th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

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Mesicopters: Tiny Flying Robots to Take Over the World (Someday)

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Stanford researchers have designed these incredible little robots are about the size of a quarter for use in atmospheric research on Earth (and one day) on Mars. I just want them for conducting research in my office building.…

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February 4th, 2009 by: Technabob

Roboppi Flying Copter: the Real Hoverround

This tiny remote-controlled flying machine from Japan is a combination helicopter, UFO and hovering light show.

A pair of soft, brightly colored rotors help to propel the Roboppi (ROBO-P) flyer upwards and produce stable flight.

As it flies through the air, colored LEDs inside the spinning body of the Roboppi…

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October 29th, 2008 by: Technabob

Draganflyer X6 Aerial Camera Copter Nearly Flies Itself

Need to shoot some videos or images from way up in the sky? This sophisticated remote-controlled flying machine might be just what you’re looking for.

The Draganflyer X6 is an unmanned, miniature helicopter which can carry wireless video or still digital cameras up, up in the air. Interchangeable modules let…

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September 25th, 2008 by: Technabob

Mx-1: Worlds Smallest R/C Helicopter, Perfect for Fleas

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We live in a world of extremes. At the same time that everyone is trying to get their hands on the largest LCD TV that they can possibly fit in their living rooms, some gadgets just keeps getting smaller and smaller. Take, for instance this teensy palm-sized helicopter.

Measuring in…

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July 2nd, 2008 by: Technabob

Wowwee Flytech Bladestar R/C Copter Hits the Skies

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WowWee’s new FlyTech Bladestar is a crazy looking flying machine which lifts itself using a helicopter-like spinning rotor, hovering through your living room with ease.

But the real cool factor is a special autopilot mode which lets the Bladestar atuomatically avoid ceilings and other obstacles. Heck, you can even steer…

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June 28th, 2008 by: Technabob

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