A rolling robot that transforms into a helicopter

Posted by robert-boehnke on Thursday May 19, 2011 @08:47AM
from the technovelgy.com dept.

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Re:A rolling robot that transforms into a helicopter by xedarius on Thursday May 19, 2011 @09:59AM (#2563907)

When does a remote control car/copter become a robot? A robot infers a degree of autonomy in my book. I also agree with the wheel design above.

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Re:A rolling robot that transforms into a helicopter by Sniffnoy on Thursday May 19, 2011 @09:38AM (#2563856)

I don't get it. Why not just make a helicopter with wheels?

(Also, how do we know it can transition back to ground mode? :) )

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Re:A rolling robot that transforms into a helicopter by kiba on Thursday May 19, 2011 @09:59AM (#2563906)

So we're working on practical transformer bots now?

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Re:A rolling robot that transforms into a helicopter by duck on Thursday May 19, 2011 @10:25AM (#2563978)

$20,000 and he slams into the floor. Ouch.

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Re:A rolling robot that transforms into a helicopter by AnupSavvy on Thursday May 19, 2011 @10:41AM (#2564038)

Wonderful :)

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