[NSRCA-discussion] Robot Hummingbird passes flight test

[Phil Spelt]

WOW!  What an R/C vehicle.  It has only cost $4M so far.  Think I'll 
order a couple of them for my hangar...

There are a number of other micro-bots that have been and are being 
developed -- some are like insects, others like Helis and planes, as 
the article said.  As I understand it, some of these things are 
already in use, such as around Area 51 in Nevada, and who knows where 
else around the world.  Ain't technology wonderful?  Anyone notice 
the pilot's 2.5 GHz Tx in that video?

At 05:57 PM 2/22/2011, you wrote:
>Boy, is this ever film clip great!  DARPA is always working on 
>things; right now, they are interested in getting rid of, (or at 
>least downgrading) that silly .223 caliber in the infantry's hands, 
>and getting them some more power.
>In line with miniaturization, a few years ago, I saw where the 
>Germans had developed a helicopter with the rotor diameter of a 
>dime, and it also contained a real-time camera.  Only complaint was 
>the flight time was limited to about 10 minutes.  We live in an age 
>of miracles!
>Bill Glaze
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>>Off topic, but way cool!
>>
>>http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-02-robot-hummingbird-flight-video.html
>>
>>Keith Black
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