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| Nano-Hummingbird passes test flights |
| 2011-02-23 |
| A prototype robot spy "ornithopter," the Nano-Hummingbird, has successfully completed flight trials in California. Developed by the company AeroVironment Inc., the miniature spybot looks like a hummingbird complete with flapping wings, and is only slightly larger and heavier than most hummingbirds, but smaller than the largest species. The Hummingbird's bird-shaped body is removable but it gives the bot an uncanny resemblance to a real hummingbird. The vehicle can hover and maneuver just like the bird. The ornithopter can fly into buildings under the control of an operator flying the spybot with the help of a feed from its tiny video camera. The prototype is capable of flying at speeds of up to 18 km/h (11 mph) and weighs 19 grams, which is about the same as an AA battery. |
| Posted by:Nimble Spemble |
| #8 Uh, uh, 1970's "I'D RATHER BE A SPARROW ON A TREE"??? Gut nuthin. [DA VERY PRETTY "LEMON TREE" Song here]. * ION PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > DOES THE USAF HAVE A NEW SECRET STEALTH BOMBER? Optional-Manned. D *** NGED STEALTH FLYBOYZ GET TO HAVE SEXY SLINKY JAPANESE BABE SEX ROBOTS/ANDROIDS AS THEIR CO-PILOTS! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-02-23 22:37 |
| #7 Replace the beak with a poisoned needle and voila you've recreated Dune's hunter-seeker. |
| Posted by: Spats Gligum7265 2011-02-23 18:51 |
| #6 Y'all are forgetting the squirrels that clanked - or was it spied? - in Iran a few years ago. Short-Round said it so it must be true .... |
| Posted by: lotp 2011-02-23 12:24 |
| #5 Mutant Seabass? I want sharks with frikin lazer Beams! |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2011-02-23 09:18 |
| #4 Next robot spy cockroach, mouse, fish, grasshopper, hawk, and explosive crow? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-02-23 08:35 |
| #3 Not an ornithopter but you can get a parrot see: http://ardrone.parrotshopping.com/us/p_ardrone_main.aspx more on ornithopers: http://www.ornithopter.org/ |
| Posted by: Joger Oppressor of the Lichtensteiners9577 2011-02-23 07:29 |
| #2 Video at link. My thought watching this was that the engineers were having way too much fun. Almost MLB. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2011-02-23 07:21 |
| #1 Now that sounds like something that would be fun to have. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2011-02-23 05:31 |