You may have had remote controlled airplanes growing up, but they probably weren’t as cool as the quadcopter. This tiny helicopter looks a lot like a toy, but it’s really a high-... Read more
Quadcopters are becoming more and more popular with radio-controlled model enthusiasts, but sometimes … sometimes you still just want to remotely-control a car. If that’s the case with... Read more
This quadrotor uses a nature-inspired, dry adhesive to cling to surfaces for extra-covert spying. This drone could become the proverbial fly on the wall. Thanks to a joint research project b... Read more
“We’re interested in the technical capabilities of drones, but also thinking through the socially good things that we can use drones for.” Don’t be surprised if you hear a buzzing soun... Read more
The HyTAQ is a novel mobile robot capable of both aerial and terrestrial locomotion. Flight is achieved through a quadrotor configuration; four actuators provide the required thrust. Adding... Read more
Cords are terrible, horrible things. Some of you may remember back to ancient times, when everything was corded and nobody was able to leave their houses. Ever. We’ve come a long way s... Read more
Much more precise than anything invented to date Looking at their latest invention, Mark Cutler and Jonathan P. Howe will get an awesome job at some military aerospace company. They h... Read more
Development in this area is no longer just a flight of fancy Remote-controlled quadrotor robots have been around for some time, but in the following video just released by a research team at... Read more
The quadrotors are small surveillance robots AS THE violins soar, a lone dancer lopes gracefully across the stage of the Joyce Theatre in New York. But this is no solo. Two UFOs playfully ch... Read more
Quadrotors Can Now Play Catch I know we’ve been posting a bunch about quadrotors recently, but it’s hard not to when they keep doing cool new stuff. This demo comes from Pat Bouf... Read more