"Pentagon Backs New Scouting Drone Inspired By Dragonflies" Topic
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| Tango01 | 18 Apr 2014 9:46 p.m. PST |
"The Pentagon is backing Physical Sciences Inc.'s new type of 'backpack' drone, named the InstantEye, which was inspired by the flying prowess of dragonflies, Foreign Policy reports. Physical Sciences Inc. first received funding in 2008 for the InstantEye to determine whether movements from birds and insects could be worked into drone designs to make the systems more robust. Dr. Richard Guiler, the lead developer, told Foreign Policy that the company drew inspiration from dragonflies due to the insect's amazing capability of handling 35 mile-per-hour winds along with their ability to recover from collisions…"
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| Mako11 | 26 Apr 2014 2:27 p.m. PST |
That will be a brilliant design. |
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