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Drunk Guy Swats Drone out of the Sky

Check out this video of a drunk man swatting a $1,350 DJI Phantom 3 quadrocopter out of the sky, while breaking its 4K camera and three of its props. Drunk guys are crazy. They also hate drones. I think he was pissed because that drone was living a dream that…

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Crazyflie Nano Quadcopter Buzzes Its Way into Our Hearts

Since I already have an AR.Drone 2.0, I’m not really sure I need another quadrocopter. But that doesn’t mean I can’t want another quadcopter – especially one that I can fit in the palm of my hand.…

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Joggobot: The Flying Quadrocopter Jogging Companion

It’s not always easy staying motivated when you train alone. This is one of the reasons why I find the Joggobot interesting. It’s kind of like a robotic coach, that follows you around as you run.…

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Back to the Future Flying DeLorean Quadrotor: Shut Up and Take My Money!

I just recently ordered myself one of those AR.Drone 2.0 quadrotors to play with, but now that I’ve seen this thing I’m totally jealous. What you’re looking at here isn’t a scene from a movie, it’s a totally custom-built flying quadrocopter built to look like Doc Brown’s DeLorean from Back…

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Quadrotors Play the James Bond Theme Song

It seems that quadrocopters can do just about anything. Like the other robots, they are busy taking our jobs. In this case, they are getting ready to put conductors and orchestras out of business. They’ve hijacked the James Bond theme and have Moneypenny and Q tied up in the back!…

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Quadrotors Build a Building

Who’d have thought that flying robots could someday create buildings? But as crazy as it sounds, our quadrotor-loving friends over at the Swiss Federal Institute Institute of Technology already have proven it’s possible.…

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Kinect + Quadrotor = Awesome

The guys at the ETH – the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have the best jobs on the planet. Not only do they get to play with flying quadrocopters all the time, and have built a special arena just for doing so, they’ve now got them flying using gesture control.…

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CrazyFlie: Tiny Barebones Quadrocopter Weighs Less than an Ounce

While I think that quadrocopters are cool, they tend to be big devices. That’s why I like this tiny quadrocopter, which only weighs 20 grams. It’s basically a PCB with some rotors on it, which is why it is so light. All of the telemetry is being handled on a…

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Quadrocopter Ball Juggling, or Ping Pong Match?

Got a couple of fancy quadrocopters floating around? Why not teach them some cheap tricks – like how to juggle balls. The guys from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich are up to their flying quadrocopter shenanigans again.…

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Microsoft Surface Wrests Control of AR.Drone From iOS Devices

The Parrot AR.Drone quadricopter has one of the most expensive remote controls for a toy – iPod Touches, iPhones or iPads. But a French tech company has upped the ante, utilizing the Microsoft Surface as a remote for the drone. The funny thing is, the pricier remote is also more…

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Parrot Ar Drone Helicopter has Streaming Video and iPhone Controls

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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Drunk Guy Swats Drone out of the Sky

Crazyflie Nano Quadcopter Buzzes Its Way into Our Hearts

Joggobot: The Flying Quadrocopter Jogging Companion

Back to the Future Flying DeLorean Quadrotor: Shut Up and Take My Money!

Quadrotors Play the James Bond Theme Song

Quadrotors Build a Building

Kinect + Quadrotor = Awesome

CrazyFlie: Tiny Barebones Quadrocopter Weighs Less than an Ounce

Quadrocopter Ball Juggling, or Ping Pong Match?

Microsoft Surface Wrests Control of AR.Drone From iOS Devices

Parrot Ar Drone Helicopter has Streaming Video and iPhone Controls

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