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ArduCopter makes the Colbert Report!

Posted by Chris Anderson on March 29, 2012 at 10:30pm

Thanks to our friends at Tacocopter, who decided to base their only slightly imaginary robotic food delivery service on the ArduCopter platform, we have now made the big time: The Colbert Report does a whole segment on ArduCopter-powered fictional food transport.

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Ellison Chan April 5, 2012 at 3:07pm

I wouldn't sit through an episode of the Colbert Report, even if there's a mention of Arducopter or if you paid me.
Gareth Rens April 4, 2012 at 12:21am

Could any1 perhaps upload the video on youtube or vimeo? I cant get it working, with proxies or comedy central... Thanks :)
Michael Evans March 30, 2012 at 10:59pm

Someone should rig a multicopter to carry tacos to get on the show :) . Sadly this hoax has probably brought more public awareness to regulation than any of our attempts.
Gareth Rens March 30, 2012 at 1:08pm

Hey Hey! Thats my arducopter in the photo :) *proud*
Cliff-E March 30, 2012 at 11:42am

Sure it was mainly about tacocopter, but the quadcopter image they used says it all (jDrones).

I saw it on Wed and was amazed they spent an entire segment on it (ad to ad). Sweet. Slow political news day I guess.
Tom Hastie March 30, 2012 at 11:09am

http://www.thecomedynetwork.ca/Shows/TheColbertReport?videoPackage=...

That link should work for us Canadians.
IKE March 30, 2012 at 10:32am

Robert that's strange, I am in Greece and although hulu is geoblocked the comedy central link works ok. You can try to download it from a torrent website, it is the March 27 episode. I don't post a link because I don't know what the policy of DIYdrones is on this matter (although Comedy Central provide the content for free) but you can just google it.
Dave Wicks March 30, 2012 at 10:21am

Try using a handy free proxy site such as Hidemyass(dot)com
Rob_Lefebvre March 30, 2012 at 9:22am

Direct link is also geoblocked.

So annoying. At least if there was somewhere I could go to see it legally in Canada...
IKE March 30, 2012 at 5:04am

You can watch it in the official website, the direct link to the video:

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/411211/march...