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Michael Zaffuto posted a blog post
Wear A Spy DroneFrom Wired, "Called Nixie, this diminutive drone weighs less than a tenth of a pound, but can capture HD images and sync with a smartphone"....In development phase, very nice concept.
Nov 6, 2014
Michael Zaffuto posted a blog post
Open source Hardware/Software:  Android-Linux-Arduino Single Board ComputerIiMX6 Quad Core A9 combined with Arduino Due atSAM3X8E = UDOOImagine the compute power available, possibly a hardware variant (minus the majority of the "pc" like…
Apr 16, 2013
Michael Zaffuto commented on Christiaan van Vollenstee's blog post New Skywalker models coming
"@Stefan: X6 inspiration - Maybe the Alien (design by Daniel Walton circa 1975) :"
Mar 8, 2013
Michael Zaffuto commented on Celal ÖNEN's blog post New Turnigy 9XR Open Source RC
"9x's are never in stock, 9xr will be any better?"
Dec 24, 2012
Michael Zaffuto commented on Paul's blog post Maybe we will no longer need batteires soon ? Scientists unlock nature's hydrogen secrets!
Nov 9, 2012
Michael Zaffuto commented on Chris Anderson's blog post iPhone transforms into a drone ;-)
"Cool, I downloaded and installed the OCTiPAD version into my IPAD,
that explains why the new one is a little thicker, amazing how they
get eight motors in there.  The props are marked FC, I guess you can
order replacement prop pairs directly from…"
Nov 7, 2012
Michael Zaffuto commented on Bill Nesbitt's blog post AutoQuad FC fw v6.6
"Excellent job Bill..truly state of the art.
sensore - finis de vita?"
Jul 3, 2012
Michael Zaffuto commented on federico lolli's blog post FOX AHRS
"Hi Roberto, Federico has all support code here (EKF too): https://github.com/FedericoLolli

The Fox Board G20 (400Mhz Atmel AT91SAM9G20 - 256KB FLASH, 64MB RAM, 16GB SD)
running linux is powerful.  The ARM926EJ-S has built in fixed point DSP support…"
Jun 11, 2012
Michael Zaffuto commented on Chris Anderson's blog post LEGO NXT-based quad!
"Having recently noticed preliminary ROBOTC support for arduino and Mega...I figured someone would try that on a quad soon as well. All exciting stuff."
May 29, 2012
Michael Zaffuto commented on Jack Crossfire's blog post I2C woes
"You may have already seen these, but, nice info for differential I2C implementation (P82B96, PCA9600 NXP)
"Reliable I2C-bus communication at high data rates, and over many meters, can be achieved using widely available twisted-pair communication…"
May 13, 2012
Michael Zaffuto commented on Chris Anderson's blog post ETH's sFly quadcopters navigate with stereo cameras, not GPS
"Flash LADAR is a big boys outdoor capable "kinect" technology for 3 dimensional imaging,
 
http://advancedscientificconcepts.com/products/portable.html

Small and lightweight enough for an UGV or reasonably sized RPV,
not small or cheap enough for…"
May 4, 2012
Michael Zaffuto commented on Chris Anderson's blog post How can the Syma toy copters be so stable with just one gyro??
"My daughter and I each have a EagleJet from Protocol..pretty much the same copter with RF control.  They are amazingly stable..indoors.  There has to be absolutely no wind to fly it outside.  The winning Pixhawk 2009 machine uses the LAMA 400…"
Apr 1, 2012
Michael Zaffuto commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Details on how Iran may have used a GPS override spoof to capture US drone
"Celestial navigation involving daylight capable star tracking obviates the need for GPS."
Dec 16, 2011
Michael Zaffuto commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Follow the progress of the Wave Glider UUVs on Google Earth
"Everything Old is New Again .... :P
Popular Mechanic 1949 WaveRunner
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Nov 18, 2011
Michael Zaffuto commented on Scott Plunkett's blog post New meaning for the phrase "Don't Mess With Texas;" Texas Sheriff's office receives weaponizable drone, alarms local news station
"Approximately 550 nanometers (One measureable wavelength of green light) would be my guess."
Nov 4, 2011
Michael Zaffuto commented on Curt Olson's blog post UAS Search and Rescue Demo (Simulation)
"That's a good Crikey as in wow amazing much much respect for your talent, I've got just the pefect workstation to try it on, will provide feedback on your installation instructions.  Thanks!  "
Sep 25, 2011
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