Epson's new toy
This is very cool - Epson announced that it has developed a "micro flying Robot".
I had blogged about this sort of device
here before but that device was a whopping 8.9 Grams.
The
device reported here is 8.6 Grams.
Couple of things to note here though is that the previous unit needed a cable tether to provide power and it was unstable enough to require constant supervision. This puppy will lift a 3.7 Gram battery as cargo and uses a six-axis gyro to provide stability to the point where it will hover autonomously.
Very cool stuff - I would like to see this technology expanded to underwater applications. A mini-ROV might be a very cool thing to have.
Posted by DaveH at August 19, 2004 12:09 AM