January 13, 2010
CES 2010: Parrot’s A.R. Quadricopter Drone Controlled by iPhone
You see the one that's not in the shelf gets the most attention.
Seen flying over the heads of the journalist was the Quadricopter Drone developed by Parrot. The quadricopter is also part of the CES 2010 show, and to get noticed, this UAV, being controlled by an iPhone or iPod, has to fly around hoping to get buzzed up.
The AR.Drone, a four-rotor “quadricopter” controlled by Wi-Fi signals, includes wireless cameras that can stream video to a iPhone or IPod Touch, thus allowing you to use your actual surroundings as “targets” in a “augmented reality” video game.
The A.R. copter being made of carbon fiber and PA66 plastic, can be used outdoors with the rotors unprotected or indoors with a shield which protects and allows the copter to bump gently against obstacles, so you can enjoy a search and rescue or a hunting game.
The quadricopter is controlled by accelerometers and an embedded Linux platform originally designed for mobile phones, according to Parrot.
Click here to read more about A.R. Quaricopter Drone, CES 2010 Show
Written by: John
Filed Under: Microcontrollers, Robot Programming, Robotics, Robotics Sensors
Tags: Accelerometers, Carbon Fiber, Ces Show, Drone, Hunting Game, Iphone, Journalist, Linux Platform, Mobile Phones, Obstacles, Parrot, Rotor, Search And Rescue, Signals, Surroundings, Targets, Uav, Video Game, Wi Fi, Wireless Cameras
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- Quadricopter – A drone that could extend a humanoid’s field of view. « nordstromrobotics 03-19-2011 at 7:49 pm
John
January 14, 2010 at 11:43 am
I can’t wait to try this on my iPhone.
bugattijayjay
August 12, 2011 at 4:57 am
i have one its awesome
chickensgood
December 20, 2011 at 5:40 am
My bro and i are trying to make one of these but use a remote to control it