World's smallest flying robot!

Morbeas · 08-19-2004, 10:57 AM

Soon these things will be small enough to be mistaken for flying insects. Think about the possibilities.

http://www.epson.co.jp/e/newsroom/news_2003_11_18_2.htm

PS. In a newstory I read on a website, it mentioned that this robot had Bluetooth capabilities, which would mean it's wireless, so I'm not sure about the wired connection seen in the video. Maybe the video is of an older version.

Dumar · 08-19-2004, 01:23 PM

Wow.. that's beyond badass.

TheDarkenedOne · 08-23-2004, 05:40 PM

they show much more advanced ones on the history channel all the time on the intelligence specials

demadrid · 08-23-2004, 07:08 PM

they were talking about having them hide in bushes and attacking jet intakes when jets go by. good stuff. very very sneaky

diGriz · 08-24-2004, 05:34 PM

wonder how they do when you put them in a little wind. still a long ways off from a mechanical dragonfly or similar, which is ultimatley what the military would want. aerodynamics are a lot harder to manage at that scale though. smaller insects like gnats don't so much fly through the air as they are so small it's more like they "swim" through it.

majeo · 08-24-2004, 06:21 PM

Yes; insects are so small that it renders their Reynold's number such that air is comparably viscous as water is to us.

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Morbeas Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: New York Posts: 364 +0 Internets	World's smallest flying robot! Soon these things will be small enough to be mistaken for flying insects. Think about the possibilities. http://www.epson.co.jp/e/newsroom/news_2003_11_18_2.htm PS. In a newstory I read on a website, it mentioned that this robot had Bluetooth capabilities, which would mean it's wireless, so I'm not sure about the wired connection seen in the video. Maybe the video is of an older version. Last edited by Morbeas : 08-19-2004 at 11:00 AM.

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08-19-2004, 01:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dumar Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,209 -114 Internets	Wow.. that's beyond badass.

08-23-2004, 07:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
demadrid Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Pasadena, California Posts: 59 +0 Internets	they were talking about having them hide in bushes and attacking jet intakes when jets go by. good stuff. very very sneaky

08-24-2004, 05:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
diGriz Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 126 -1 Internets	wonder how they do when you put them in a little wind. still a long ways off from a mechanical dragonfly or similar, which is ultimatley what the military would want. aerodynamics are a lot harder to manage at that scale though. smaller insects like gnats don't so much fly through the air as they are so small it's more like they "swim" through it.

08-24-2004, 06:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
majeo Blue. Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 74 +0 Internets	Yes; insects are so small that it renders their Reynold's number such that air is comparably viscous as water is to us.