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Human-powered helicopter breaks world record

, Jun 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week we've got a human-powered helicopter out there in the world that's flown a larger amount of time than any human-powered helicopter in the history of the world. This device is called the Gamera II, and is essentially a mass of metal, cables, and one human being. There are four rotor blades, the vehicle is 105 feet across, and the whole thing weighs in at just 71 pounds. Read The Full Story

Micro helicopters ditch GPS and remote controls

, Apr 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

While more and more drones are finding their way into the hands of enthusiasts and being developed for different applications (including scary ones), researchers have developed a self-flying robot that can navigate using only an on-board camera and a small computer. They don’t need to be controlled via remote control, or require GPS, so once you program them with the necessary instructions, they can get from point A to B by themselves. Read The Full Story

Angry Birds remote control helicopter hates pigs

, Apr 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

This may be the coolest little remote control helicopter I've ever seen. It has dual counter rotating rotor blades of top and a red unibrowed Angry Bird instead of a helicopter body. The helicopter is designed for indoor and outdoor play and promises to be easy to control and survive the inevitable crashes that come with this sort of toy. Read The Full Story

Swann RC helicopters with iPhone controls, mounted cameras released

, Jan 4th 2012 Discuss [1]

This week the folks at Swann have let loose information about three completely different remote controlled helicopters, each one more impressive and strange than the last. The first is the Sky Eye, which as its name suggests, has the ability to record flights with video or still photos to its built-in 512MB memory. Next there's the i-Fly Micro Lightening which can be controlled from your iPhone with a free app provided by Swann. Then there's the Black Swann which, like the Sky Eye, is able to record media, but here you've got a "stealth" helicopter instead of a "military." Read The Full Story

Bell 206 helicopter hits NYC East River

, Oct 4th 2011 Discuss [0]

It appears that the NYC East River is the new home of a Bell 206 helicopter that took off earlier today after launching from the pad it would normally take off from along the riverbank. This crash has claimed one life and injured four more, two of these passengers seriously injured. This chopper was a private vehicle and went into the water near 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan. At the moment it seems that the only known reason for the crash was a possible mechanical failure. Read The Full Story

Griffin HELO TC iPhone-controlled helicopter on sale now [Video]

, Aug 17th 2011 Discuss [7]

Griffin told us to expect its low-cost iPhone-controlled HELO TC helicopter in time for the holiday shopping season, but it seems the company just couldn't wait to put the R/C toy on sale. $49.99 gets you a rechargeable chopper bristling with LEDs and, while lacking the video streaming of something like the Parrot AR.Drone, has far less of an impact on your bank account. Read The Full Story

Griffin Helo TC remote-controlled helicopter controlled by your iPhone

, Jul 14th 2011 Discuss [3]

Griffin has outed a new remote-control helicopter, the Helo TC, which turns your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad into a command station. The Griffin Helo TC is a dual-rotor 'copter, like many we've seen over the past few years, but offers iOS control via the free Helo TC app, and all for a relatively bargainous £34.99 ($56). Read The Full Story

Police scramble chopper to stop rampaging stuffed tiger in Hampshire

, May 24th 2011 Discuss [0]

This could be a skit from Monty Python. Police in Hampshire, UK were scrambled when a citizen called in and reported a white tiger sitting menacingly in a field. The police being the right proper chaps they tend to be automatically scrambled a chopper and a team from the local zoo to tranq the beast and cart it off to a life behind bars. Then things went sideways a bit. Read The Full Story

Hexacopter Senses Motion and Breathing Through Concrete Walls

, Mar 24th 2011 Discuss [0]

This week TiaLinx has unveiled its Phoenix 40-A unmanned hexacopter (helicopter with six blades) which can sense breathing and motion in buildings on the ground. This is the newest addition to the line of life-sensing bots that includes the Cougar20-H, a rolling ground-based robot that can detect breathing through a concrete wall. The US Army has provided development funding for this project. Read The Full Story

$45.8Million Awarded to Lockheed Martin by US Navy for Unmanned K-MAX Helicopter

, Dec 14th 2010 Discuss [6]

You love war, right? Everyone does. You know who does the most? Robots. Robots love to go to war because even if their body is destroyed, their mind can be transferred back to the mainframe. It's a fact. Building on that idea (or not) is Lockheed Martin, now creating a helicopter that'll run entirely unmanned. The contract they're working on is called K-MAX and this helicopter's been given a $45.8 million dollar go-ahead by the US Navy. Read The Full Story

Eurocopter X3 Hybrid Helicopter Adds Two Aircraft Wings to the Design

, Sep 27th 2010 Discuss [1]

Helicopter manufacturers all over the world are trying to find ways to make the aircraft faster, and yet keep the ability to hover in tact. With designs and concepts out in the world, only a few companies have been able to get working prototypes up into the air. In the United States, United Technologies' unit Sikorsky is hard at work on their own prototype, called the X2, so it's no surprise that the largest civil helicopter manufacturer in the world, Eurocopter, is tossing their hat into the future-copter market. They officially unveiled their X3 prototype on Monday. Read The Full Story

Air Hogs Hawk Eye R/C chopper takes your webcam airborne

, Aug 2nd 2010 Discuss [22]

We've been looking to the Parrot AR.Drone to sate our desires for airborne webcam goodness, but Air Hogs might be able to do that for a whole lot less money.  The new Air Hogs Hawk Eye remote-control helicopter lacks the AR.Drone's iPhone/iPod touch integration and fancy quad-rotor hovering abilities, but at around $65 when it arrives later this month it's certainly cheaper. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story
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