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Re:Hexo+: Autonomous Aerial Camera by ceejayoz on Monday June 16, 2014 @10:13AM (#7899124)
Having inadvertently put my finger in a Parrot AR2 drone's blades, I strongly doubt decapitation would occur. "Ouch, that stung a bit" is more likely.
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Re:Hexo+: Autonomous Aerial Camera by sitkack on Monday June 16, 2014 @11:14AM (#7899465)
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1144377&page...

RC helicopters have killed. A Parrot is a pretty small quad. I would find it surprising if they have liability insurance for this.

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Re:Hexo+: Autonomous Aerial Camera by jessaustin on Monday June 16, 2014 @12:25PM (#7899864)
This looks much more comparable to a Parrot than to the deadly helicopter you reference. In general, do manufacturers carry insurance for claims stemming from incidents like sticking one's fingers into whirling blades?
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Re:Hexo+: Autonomous Aerial Camera by sitkack on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @04:41PM (#7906861)
No, the parrot is very lightweight http://ardrone2.parrot.com/ardrone-2/specifications/

And yes, it isn't the act of sticking the fingers into blades, it is its stated use of autonomously filming around a person. When I direct the camera to maintain an angle and elevation with respect to a target and it impacts that target, this is a liability problem.

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