I think Sparkfun was dissappointed that no-one showed up with a quad to compete. They certainly biased the rules to favor VTOL. I was really impressed with how well the UAV's (all fixed wing) did as a group with the added tasks of auto take-off and landing, especially given how late Sparkfun threw the extra rules out there and how little info they gave on what the landing zone would actually be. When I found out it was a 15 second deduction for coming to rest in an area the size of a volleyball court with a building on one side and a crowd of people on the other I was a bit miffed. The fact that 2 teams actually pulled that off was awesome.
The only problem with the AR Drone is to this day Chris is the only one who has one. It's sort of like hearing how the $400 spaceship is revolutionizing space travel from the 1 cosmonaut.
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The only problem with the AR Drone is to this day Chris is the only one who has one. It's sort of like hearing how the $400 spaceship is revolutionizing space travel from the 1 cosmonaut.