The Internet of (Mobile) Things

Thursday, January 7. 2010

The Internet of (Mobile) Things

Earlier this week we predicted 2010 would be the year of Robotics moving up into the forefront of a networked world (point 13 here). We had no inkling of this device then, but here is a 4-rotor helicopter drone robot, controlled via the sensors on an iPhone and using WiFi for control transmission to the device.

For the aeronautical fundis among you, having 2 blades allows contra-rotation so that the body doesn't spin about its rotor, having 4 blades allows it to manage its airborne stability very simply. The big ship in Avatar had such an arrangement, albeit its blades were shrouded.

Quid Est Demonstratum - (literally - check out the video)

Posted by Alan Patrick in Robotics at 16:56 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

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