Posts Tagged ‘Flying’
BioInspired Flying Robots
Author: Christen Arquette
Meet the scientists behind jumping grasshopper robots at Imperial Festival, 3-4 may 2013. www.imperial.ac.uk/festival.
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Boldy Going: Radio-Controlled Flying USS Enterprise
Author: Brian McKinnell
This is a video of Youtuber TheMiro59 building and test-flying his custom built radio managed USS Enterprise. It has light results and everything. Unfortunately, it’s not the best flyer, however hey– neither am I.
PILOT: Attention all passengers, this is your captain speaking.
ME: HOLY SPUNK, WE ‘RE ALL GONNA DIE. Mayday, Mayday! \* downs plane bottle, braces for effect \* Struck the jump for the video, however skip around after the 3:00 mark to see the examination air travels.
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Texting while flying may have played role in fatal helicopter crash
Author: Jon Mitchell
The dangers posed by texting while driving a car have been well documented, and the risks have caused many areas in the US to outlaw the practice. But the dangers of texting while flying have remained out of the headlines — until now. The US National Transportation Safety has recovered evidence that a commercial helicopter pilot was texting before a 2011 crash that killed him and three passengers, the first time texting has been found to occur during a fatal air accident, Bloomberg reported.
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Texting while flying may have played role in fatal helicopter crash
Author: Jesus Sargent
The dangers posed by texting while driving a car have been well documented, and the risks have caused many areas in the US to outlaw the practice. But the dangers of texting while flying have remained out of the headlines — until now. The US National Transportation Safety has recovered evidence that a commercial helicopter pilot was texting before a 2011 crash that killed him and three passengers, the first time texting has been found to occur during a fatal air accident, Bloomberg reported.
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It’s Official: Flying Squid Can Actually Fly (Not Just Jump)
Author: Tiffany Shoman
Yay, now let’s fill the oceans with concrete and put a stop to this madness.
I wrote about flying squid way back in 2010, but now they’re back in the news after marine biologists have confirmed that the squids are actually flying (up to 30m/98-feet!) when they leap out of the water and not just jumping. *waving finger* Mother Nature, did you have something to do with this?! “Tehehehehe.” Dammit woman, what did I tell you? “Wear a bra.” You’re like 4-billion years old, nobody wants to see that.
According to the researchers, the squid is able to accomplish this by shooting a powerful jet of water out from their funnel-like stems. Once they’re out of the water, they glide by spreading out their fins and arms. This configuration creates aerodynamic lift, enabling the squid to keep a stable arc on its flight. Consequently, the researchers say the squid is truly flying, and not just jumping. And indeed, the technique allows the squid to remain airborne for as much as three seconds at a time.
Great, so now even the squids are flying. And look at us — still walking around on two legs like a bunch of losers. “Speak for yourself.” What, you can fly now? “No, but I’m not a loser.” Why is it every time I try to include you and I in the same group you refuse? “We’re mutually exclusive.” Wait — are you telling me you want to see other people?!
Hit the jump for a closeup of one of the little flyers and a diagram explaining how the squids do it.
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Flying Fortress Lego blimp lords over us with a Mindstorms-based iron fist (video)
Author: Antonio Pierce
A lot of Lego Mindstorms constructions have never slipped the surly bonds of Earth. The Flying Fortress Lego Blimp from Tyler Westmoreland and Chris Shepard will not be likewise held down, nonetheless. Courtesy of two NXTBee cordless adapters, Tyler and Chris could fly the Mindstorms NXT-driven airship using a remote and flexible propellers. There’s clear techniques included, as every little thing is an off-the-shelf part that anyone can find, consisting of the 55-inch helium balloons. We have proof: Tyler has shared the source code for both the blimp and the controller, so anyone with the resources can recreate the Flying Fortress for themselves. While the idea of homemade drone blimps looming overhead is slightly disconcerting, we’ll steel our resolve when it suggests that a lot of any resourceful contractor can take Lego airborne.
[ Thanks, @ frankiebit ]
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GOODBYEEEEE 2012: Synchronized Batsuit Flying
Author: Ian Simpson
This is a video of a handful of batsuit gliders flying around like lunatics narrowly avoiding death. I encourage you all to live 2013 the same way these nutjobs dive off mountains pretending they’re flying squirrels: with gusto. Like a wise old man at the bar once told me, ‘You have to grab life by the balls…THEN TEAR THEM OFF AND WAVE THEM AROUND OVER YOUR HEAD LIKE YOU JUST CAUGHT A T-SHIRT FIRED FROM A CANNON AT A CONCERT.’ He’s with the Lord now. “Bullfighting accident?” Never looked both ways before crossing the street.
HAPPY NEW YEAR’S! Be terrible but safe tonight, I’ll see all you jokers in HELL 2013.
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GOODBYEEEEE 2012: Synchronized Batsuit Flying
Author: Brian McKinnell
This is a video of a handful of batsuit gliders flying around like lunatics narrowly avoiding death. I encourage you all to live 2013 the same way these nutjobs dive off mountains pretending they’re flying squirrels: with gusto. Like a wise old man at the bar once told me, ‘You have to grab life by the balls…THEN TEAR THEM OFF AND WAVE THEM AROUND OVER YOUR HEAD LIKE YOU JUST CAUGHT A T-SHIRT FIRED FROM A CANNON AT A CONCERT.’ He’s with the Lord now. “Bullfighting accident?” Never looked both ways before crossing the street.
HAPPY NEW YEAR’S! Be terrible but safe tonight, I’ll see all you jokers in HELL 2013.
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Watch A Swarm Of Robots Team Up With Flying Drones To Solve Real-World Problems
Author: Jon Daniels
Nithin Mathews, Anders Lyhne Christensen, Rehan O ’ Grady, and Marco Dorigo are researchers from Universite Libre de Bruxelles and Instituto Universitario de Lisboa and they are leading us down the primrose course towards human extinction. More exactly, they ’ re making use of a method called specially-targetted communication. The flying robotic “ picks ” ground robots and communicates with them by altering LED colors. When the airborne robot delivers the right signals to the ground robotics, they can easily collaborate to move over and around barriers that the ground robots could not see.
Crucial is that reality that no real “ cordless ” communication is required right here, unless you count the LEDs as a type of electro-magnetic signaling. Instead, the flying robots can tell the ground robotics to do exactly what they do finest – self-assemble – then lead them where they need to go.
You actually need to see the video to comprehend it, however it ’ s some seriously wild robot interaction. The method calls for no GPS, no maps, and no outside control. The flying robots simply should know exactly what the atmosphere looks like and the ground robots simply need to follow orders. It ’ s impressive stuff.
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Watch A Swarm Of Robots Team Up With Flying Drones To Solve Real-World Problems
Author: Natalie Wood
Nithin Mathews, Anders Lyhne Christensen, Rehan O’Grady, and Marco Dorigo are researchers from Universite Libre de Bruxelles and Instituto Universitario de Lisboa and they are leading us down the primrose path towards human extinction. More precisely, they’re using a method called specially-targetted communication. The flying robot “selects” ground robots and communicates with them by changing LED colors. Once the airborne robot sends the right signals to the ground robots, they can work together to move over and around obstacles that the ground robots cannot see.
Most important is that fact that no real “wireless” communication is necessary here, unless you count the LEDs as a form of electromagnetic signaling. Instead, the flying robots can tell the ground robots to do what they do best – self-assemble – and then guide them where they need to go.
You really have to see the video to understand it, but it’s some seriously wild robot interaction. The method requires no GPS, no maps, and no outside control. The flying robots just need to know what the environment looks like and the ground robots just have to follow orders. It’s amazing stuff.
