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ArduCopter beta flying!

Posted by Chris Anderson on June 26, 2010 at 5:30am
Here's one of the first test flights of the ArduCopter quadcopter setup, from team leader Ted Carancho. Try doing that with a Parrot AR.Drone!

This is using the ArduPilotMega hardware (APM board and IMU shield) on the original AeroQuad platform. The ArduCopter platform is in final design tweaks before it goes into production. The merger of the AeroQuad and ArduPilot Mega software is going well and a public beta is probably a few weeks away.

Great job, Ted!
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  • Xander June 26, 2010 at 11:26am
    Just curious, what was I watching here that couldn't be done with the AR.Drone?
  • Mauro Rodriguez June 26, 2010 at 7:40am
    OMG!! it is also immune to the high power lines!!! jajajaj
  • DODY June 26, 2010 at 6:02am
    Cheer for the work of the equipe, highly that the kit is ready.
    DODY
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    Mark Colwell June 26, 2010 at 5:57am
    Add a coil, rectifiers and you could harvest some of that 60 hz AC power. Great work!
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