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The world's first wearable drone

Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 5:31 am
by Chuckt
The world's first wearable drone
In what's been dubbed a cross between a GoPro and a quadcopter, physics researchers have designed the world's first wearable drone.

Called Nixie, the drone folds up and attaches to a wrist strap.

When the wearer wants it to start filming, they press a button and the drone unfolds and flies overhead, tracking their movements using motion sensors.

The drone then returns to the wearer's wrist, which could be controlled using a timer, or summoned using gestures.
http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/th ... rone-43951

Re: The world's first wearable drone

Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 5:37 am
by Chuckt
It kind of reminds me of the drone in the cartoon "Speed Racer":
Control G = Homing robot (As in the original)

When pressed, the Mach Five releases a remote control robot bird capable of transmitting footage back to the Mach Five from wherever it is. This function wasn't used in the film.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mach_Five

Re: The world's first wearable drone

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 11:25 pm
by brad
It would be very cool to see a video of an actual unit in action!