These are some ambitious guys. Arnaud Taffanel, Tobias Antonsson, and Marcus Eliasson from Daedalus Projects have built another quadrocopter prototype. This one is really tiny that it fits in the palm of your hand. As reported on Engadget, the CrazyFlie is controlled by a Bluetooth Playstation controller. You can check out the info of this prototype and view a flight vid.]]>
While autonomous quadrocopters are quietly evolving into Hunter-Killers, there’s still one who just wants to be your friend and playmate. Meet CrazyFlie, a tiny (so tiny!) chopper you can hold in the palm of your fleshy, human hand. Built by the trio of hackers at Daedalus Projects, on a printed circuit board that weighs just 20 grams and spans eight centimeters, it’s piloted using a Bluetooth Playstation controller; the onboard Cortex-M3 CPU keeps it flying stable by monitoring gyroscopes and accelerometers and adjusting rotor speed accordingly. Enjoy its adorable, gnat-like whirring in the video after the break, and the source link includes a detailed build diary for the truly ambitious.
Click here to view the embedded video.
Source: Engadget, vid from DaedalusProjects, Build Diary HERE
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Following on the heels of the unveiling of the SRB EC145 at the 2011 Nurnberg Toy Fair this past February an official press conference was held on March 28, 2011. The press conference for SRB EC145 was held at the Tamiya Plamodel Factory in Shinbashi, Tokyo with many Press members from Japan in attendance. Click to check out the press conference photos and more pics of the SRB EC145.]]>Here are some pictures from the SRB EC145 press conference from April 28.
Many press people from Japan were present.
SRB EC145 has made a brilliant debut by this event.
Left: Tamiya president Mr. Tamiya (On the right) and
Hirobo president Kotaro Matsusaka (On the left)
Following is latest flying sample pictures of SRB EC145
The SRB EC145 is a collaboration project with Tamiya, one of the top plastic model manufacturer in the world. EC145 fuselage will be manufactured by Tamiya.
Source: Hirobo fan blog
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Outrage RC – When You Simply Need the Best
Welcome to the Outrage RC Blog. Here you will find the latest information, tips, and announcements on all Outrage RC products.
Here at Outrage RC we are passionate about performance. When it comes to our products, nothing short of the very best qualifies. We strive to bring innovation & quality, because as pilots ourselves, we know 2nd best just isn’t good enough.
Outrage is dedicated to quality, performance and innovation – we want you to fly the best, so we design the best. We know what 3D helicopter pilots demand, so we start from the ground up, designing cutting edge products that simply perform.
Whether it be our helicopter kits, servos, fuel, or other top end products, we do our very best to find ways to bring products to you at values that cripple the competition with power & performance that simply can’t be matched. We know value means everything, yet we don’t sacrifice quality & performance as we find new ways to unlock true 3D potential from every flight.
When you’re looking for the very best in 3D helicopter performance, Outrage has you covered, and our products are ready & waiting to be pushed hard, allowing you to push your helicopter flights to levels unseen before.
Source: OutrageRC Blog
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