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The PD-100 made by Prox Dynamics is a modern reconnaissance drone which is close to the insectothopter in size. It's pretty cool to watch in real flight, as it
by pveierland 9y ago
The PD-100 made by Prox Dynamics is a modern reconnaissance drone which is close to the insectothopter in size. It's pretty cool to watch in real flight, as it is very difficult to notice when hovering just a few meters above you.
http://www.proxdynamics.com/home http://www.proxdynamics.com/home
- maxxxxx 9y agoAre these being sold and for what price? The data sheet is hard to believe as far as range and battery life goes.
- owyn 9y agoThey're military grade toys, and therefore expensive... Found an article which says they cost about $50k each.
- maxxxxx 9y agoIt's still surprising. What kind of tech do they have that's fundamentally different? Do they have better batteries or radios?
- adamweld 9y agoThe main efficiency boost is using a helicopter style rotor over a quadrocopter - the larger propeller means greater efficiency. Obviously a great deal of time is spent on weight reduction. And finally the max range is one direction, until the battery is completely dead. When you have military funding there's no need for a return trip... and to think each of these could send a kid to college.
- maxxxxx 9y agoWow. 50k for a one way trip. It's good that our tax money is being spent wisely.