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Spherical Chopper

hardCopy · 2011-10-27 08:40:10

After the levitation thread, I thought this might be appreciated here. These guys have come up with a part helicopter, part fixed wing, remote controlled aircraft that can bounce off obstacles and land on rough terrain and roll over land.…

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27-10-2011 9:40am

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hardCopy

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After the levitation thread, I thought this might be appreciated here. These guys have come up with a part helicopter, part fixed wing, remote controlled aircraft that can bounce off obstacles and land on rough terrain and roll over land.

http://www.webpronews.com/this-spherical-flying-machine-is-one-little-ball-of-awesome-2011-10

Not sure how well it would scale as a people sized machine but as an R/C it could certainly have applications in Disaster Relief and Surveillance.

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