Robocopter

AirRobot by the German company AirRobot GmbH & Co.KG uses four brushless, gearless silent electric motors spun at 2000 rpm to power this amazing robot. AirRobot can come with several options such as, a color camera, night vision camera or a thermal camera. It weighs less than 1kg, is less than 1 meter in diameter and can fly for up to 20 minutes. The robot also has the ability to land autonomously if battery level is low or it loses the radio signal. Models cost $36,000 to $52,000. In the companies video entitled Radiation it did not sound very silent, but did look impressive an another video as it hovered directly in front of someone. Yet another great robot for spying and peeping. Let’s hope this one stays within the military as well. This robot was recently tested with other robots at Disaster City in Texas. See our other post about another robot tested at Disaster City, the Gravity Defying Robot . Also see our previous post about the Hummingbird. Link via (CNET)

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