Am I doing the math wrong? Or is this just cute little copter just crazy expensive?
The nano helicopter has been developed by Prox Dynamics AS of Norway as part of a £20m contract for 160 units with Marlborough Communications Ltd (MCL), Surrey.
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You would be insane to pay a penny more than $160,000!
several thoughts gone through my mind :)
in no particular order
unlimited warranty
they can breed
they have laser beams
I'm curious what the C2 and payload range is.
@R_Lefebvre
Chances are that this is considered a single use item. An being so small is actually a benefit - quite harder to hit!
@Chris
"..as part of a £20m contract..."
These type of contracts involve a bit more than you'd think.
What could be the flight endurance of this ?
That story started back in March 2011, its gone from a requirement to into service in a year, here is the November 2011 announce
Or as they say in Afghanistan: "They have the watches, but we have the time."
I can see how it would cost that much to produce something with that functionality in that size. It makes sense if your use-case requires something that small.
However, my 450 heli is still fairly small, and has the same capability, for a much smaller price. So I'd like to see the use-case justification. Does it HAVE to be that small? $200,000 is a high cost for something that could probably destroyed if somebody lobbed a handful of gravel at it.
They are really cute and I'm sure they have great specs, but at $200,000.00 each it looks like the US military isn't the only ones to pay too much for a toilet seat.
I think I'll stick with my Blade or better yet Arducopter.
I think a group of us could come up with almost the same thing at a much cheaper price.
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