Quadshot is a remote-controlled aircraft that combines the attributes of helicopters and airplanes, giving you the best of both worlds: It can both hover and fly.
Developed by four guys with enough creativity, hardware/software chops and patience to hand-build 10 working prototypes, it’s a Kickstarter project that has already surpassed its $25,000 fundraising goal with 27 days to spare. (If you’re not familiar with Kickstarter, it’s an organization that invites inventors to present their proposed products, and visitors to the Kickstarter site pledge financial backing that must meet predetermined financial goals and deadlines).
How does this remarkable aircraft accomplish such feats of hovering and soaring? The guys gave it a brain that’s bristling with a trio of accelerometers and gyroscopes, controlled by open-source flight software and flying on an airframe that’s mostly wing.
They’ve even built in a beginner mode that makes it easy for first timers to fly, and an advanced mode for daredevil (remote) aerobats.
Our favorite feature is the camera mount that will let its users employ this little aircraft as a relatively stable camera platform. Let’s just hope the resulting product will be used for recreation and not for spying on unsuspecting citizens.
The finished products will range in price from $400 for the basic model to the more hackable and sophisticated “Kopi Luwak” for $2000.
Want to see more? Here’s a video of the inventors flying prototype number 8, demonstrating the remarkable stability of the aircraft:
[via Kickstarter]
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Developed by four guys with enough creativity, hardware/software chops and patience to hand-build 10 working prototypes, it’s a Kickstarter project that has already surpassed its $25,000 fundraising goal with 27 days to spare. (If you’re not familiar with Kickstarter, it’s an organization that invites inventors to present their proposed products, and visitors to the Kickstarter site pledge financial backing that must meet predetermined financial goals and deadlines).
How does this remarkable aircraft accomplish such feats of hovering and soaring? The guys gave it a brain that’s bristling with a trio of accelerometers and gyroscopes, controlled by open-source flight software and flying on an airframe that’s mostly wing.
They’ve even built in a beginner mode that makes it easy for first timers to fly, and an advanced mode for daredevil (remote) aerobats.
Our favorite feature is the camera mount that will let its users employ this little aircraft as a relatively stable camera platform. Let’s just hope the resulting product will be used for recreation and not for spying on unsuspecting citizens.
The finished products will range in price from $400 for the basic model to the more hackable and sophisticated “Kopi Luwak” for $2000.
Want to see more? Here’s a video of the inventors flying prototype number 8, demonstrating the remarkable stability of the aircraft:
[via Kickstarter]
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Comments: http://mashable.com/2011/08/21/quadshot-remote-aircraft/#comments