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DiyDrones and Chris Anderson on CNN

Posted by DougB on March 16, 2012 at 8:30am

Quad Copter used on the TV show "The Cape"

Posted by DougB on February 11, 2011 at 9:19am

And of of course they had to put a gun on it.

"The Cape" with Quad

Starts at about 22:00

New Pandora's box of 'personal' drones

Posted by DougB on November 8, 2010 at 10:02am

They could put your mind at ease - or do very much the opposite.

A new arms race is on and it could change everything from the way we parent to how we get our celebrity gossip.

For the technology currently being used by the CIA to ferret out terroristleaders in the hills of Pakistan is set to arrive in a neighbourhoodnear you - and there's nowhere to hide.

Laser Power Beaming Aimed At UAVs

Posted by DougB on May 12, 2010 at 10:00am

A company that won a NASA prize for beaming power to a climber in a space-elevator competition is targeting unmanned aircraft as an initial application for its laser-based technology.

LaserMotive says power beaming could extend the endurance of electrically powered UAVs. The company plans to fly a small internally funded demonstrator by year’s end.

The rest of the story

NASA Puffin Low Noise, Electric VTOL Personal Air Vehicle

Posted by DougB on January 22, 2010 at 11:00am

Looks like you might get some neck strain holding your head up!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhpPhvWvLgk&feature=player_embedded

DraganFlyer disappears

Posted by DougB on January 22, 2010 at 10:58am

Reading the directions might have been in order!!http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2010/01/22/owner-loses-20k-remote-controlled-helicopter-on-first-flight-86908-21986923/

One way to Restore a bricked xBee

Posted by DougB on July 17, 2009 at 9:30am

I was able to restore my bricked xBee by following these instructions. Hope this helps!!Using the sparkfun USB explorer board.1. Take the module out of the interface board.2. Connect the interface board to the computer.3. Open X-CTU make sure Baud Rate is set to 96004. Go to "Modem Configuration"5. Put a check in the "Always update firmware" box6. Select proper modem from drop down menu,7. Select proper function set and firmware versionfrom drop down menus.8. Click on the "Write" button. After a few seconds oftrying to read the modem, you will get an Info boxthat says Action Needed. At this point, CAREFULLYinsert the module into the interface board.9. You may get the info box again a short while after,just use the reset button on the interface board.This should get you back up and running.It may take more than one try to get it to work, but mine worked the first time.The original problem was that some how a glitch corrupped the xBee so it wouldn't respond to the "AT" commands.Let me know if this works for anyone else.Doug

DougB's Posts (7)

DiyDrones and Chris Anderson on CNN

Quad Copter used on the TV show "The Cape"

New Pandora's box of 'personal' drones

Laser Power Beaming Aimed At UAVs

NASA Puffin Low Noise, Electric VTOL Personal Air Vehicle

DraganFlyer disappears

One way to Restore a bricked xBee

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