Helicopter Drones Are Becoming a Reality

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Robot helicopters are becoming more common -- the US military wants to use them to carry cargo, and police are using them for surveillance. Find out why they're only now coming into their own, plus a description of how to build your own! (To fully follow along with this presentation, please grab the presentation script from http://granades.com/2011/09/12/talking-science-at-dragoncon-2011/ ‎)

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Libyan TV screen capture courtesy AFP News Agency

AH-64D Longbow courtesy Boeing

Photo courtesy US Navy

August 2,

2010

Photo courtesy Boeing

20 September 2004 August 2005 December 2007 July 2010

Helicopter Drones areBecoming a Reality

Stephen Granadestephen@granades.com

http://granades.com@sargent on Twitter

Photos courtesy US Army and the Defense Dept

Comic by Zach Weiner (Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal)http://www.smbc-comics.comGo read it now. No, seriously. It’s hilarious.

Photo courtesy US Air Force

Orville Wright

Photo courtesy US Air Force

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Predator painting courtesy nebezial

Photos courtesy US Air Force

Photos courtesy Gen’l Atomics, Northrop Grumman, US Army, Defense Update, Boeing

Photo courtesy US Navy

Libyan TV screen capture courtesy AFP News Agency

Photo courtesy MBK (Marjie)

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Photo courtesy US Navy

Photo courtesy Lockheed Martin

Photo courtesy Boeing

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