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Neither rain nor goose will stay the Cargonaut from delivering your packages

Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 12:08pm

We're all for a future where robots deliver us packages quickly and efficiently, and that's exactly what the Cargonaut is programmed to do. Thought up by German-based industrial designer Matthias Schmiedbauer, an army of the robo-copters would be able to...

Precision $299 R/C helicopter delivers streaming video to your laptop from 2000 feet

Thursday, January 8, 2009 - 2:08pm

While this is a model helicopter, it's no toy. The 4-channel chopper from DigitTronics flies 2000 feet high and up to a mile away, transmits streaming video to your laptop, runs 20 minutes on a battery charge, even has...

Taiyo R/C mini-copter first to sense its surroundings

Thursday, September 11, 2008 - 12:12pm

This tiny wireless helicopter is smart enough to avoid hitting the ceiling. While it's probably not as intelligent as a fruit fly, Taiyo has shoehorned a proximity sensor into it to keep it out of trouble. But look in...

What's that alien flying machine? Tomy QFO sightings due later this month

Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 11:27am

Just when we were extolling the virtues of highly controllable and cheap remote controlled helicopters, along comes Tomy with a less-controllable alien craft it calls the QFO. Part of Tomy's Q series, this tiny flier give you a choice...

Stanfords robotic helicopters teach each other tricks, fly better than a human

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Monday, September 1, 2008 - 4:01am

A team of Stanford University computer whizzes have found out how to get a troupe of autonomous helicopters to fly better than the expert RC stunt pilot who "trained" them. At the heart of the system is acomputer that...

Sikorsky X2: 288mph helicopter is world's fastest

Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 10:51am

This speedy Sikorsky X2 helicopter completed its first test flight yesterday, proving that next-generation helicopters have leaped way beyond that old criticism of them as “a collection of spare parts flying in formation.” When it’s done with testing, this...

Black Stealth, the cheapest 3-channel R/C chopper yet

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 12:41pm

Here come the three-channel remote control helicopters, giving you more precise control than ever. The best news is that this $30 Black Stealth the cheapest one yet. The Think Geeksters say it’s the easiest one to fly ever, and...

Kyosho Caliber 120, first full-control mini-copter

Monday, August 11, 2008 - 1:22pm

We’re big fans of those tiny remote-controlled helicopters you can fly around the living room, but they’re hard to steer. While some advances have been made, none give you the 4-channel goodness of the Kyosho Caliber 120. At a...

CES 2008: Segway inventor and Xena rock DVICE's panel about sci-fi's influence on tech

Monday, January 7, 2008 - 1:39pm

Dean Kamen, Lucy Lawless, Walt Mossberg and Neal Stephenson speak at DVICE's panel, "Science Fiction's Influence on Technology", at CES 2008, moderated by SCI FI Channel Executive Vice President and General Manager Dave Howe. Topics include helicopters, jet packs, Robert Heinlein, and the threat of biotechnology.

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helicopters stories

Neither rain nor goose will stay the Cargonaut from delivering your packages

Precision $299 R/C helicopter delivers streaming video to your laptop from 2000 feet

Taiyo R/C mini-copter first to sense its surroundings

What's that alien flying machine? Tomy QFO sightings due later this month

Stanfords robotic helicopters teach each other tricks, fly better than a human

Sikorsky X2: 288mph helicopter is world's fastest

Black Stealth, the cheapest 3-channel R/C chopper yet

Kyosho Caliber 120, first full-control mini-copter

CES 2008: Segway inventor and Xena rock DVICE's panel about sci-fi's influence on tech

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