Epson unveils better version of world's lightest flying micro-robot

Japan Today ^ | 08/18/04 | N/A

[TigerLikesRooster]

Epson unveils better version of world's lightest flying micro-robot

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 at 16:13 JST

TOKYO — Seiko Epson Corp said Wednesday it has developed a more advanced successor to its flying micro-robot, the world's smallest and lightest. The new model features fully wireless control and has two tiny ultrasonic motors that drive two propellers in opposite directions for lift.

Epson said the model, which is about 136 millimeters wide, 85 mm tall and weighs 8.6 grams without the battery, will be on display at a fair to be held Aug 27-30 at the Tokyo International Forum. (Kyodo News)

[TigerLikesRooster]

This could make a nice unmanned reconnaissance vehicle.

[Kenton]

Oh, I just HAVE to get one of these!

[Physicist]

Uh, huh. And how far, how long, and how fast can it fly?

[Kenton]

Actually, what I REALLY want is a radio-controlled 3/4 scale Predator drone model, complete with model Hellfire missles, to fly in circles around the mosque at the end of my street on Friday afternoons... am I bad?

[coconutt2000]

Sure, but I'm worse...


A big parade balloon of porky pig hovering over the mosque sounds like a lot more fun. Porky pig can wear a t-shirt bearing the slogan, "Pork, the other white meat."

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

LOL for both, You are both bad in a good way.
I can flip flop also.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #5

If the machine gets popular, Muslims will suffer from massive pig terrorism. We may have Kamikaze micro-robot complete with exploding micro-sack of pig fat.

[A. Pole]

We may have Kamikaze micro-robot complete with exploding micro-sack of pig fat.

Unless Japanese government prohibits export of these devices for the military purposes.

[Ichneumon]

[Lockbar]

Di Vinci: Human, or Space Alien?

[Dead Corpse]

Wooa... cool.

[coconutt2000]

Just imagine how pissed they'd be if they knew we enjoyed wiping them out.

Don't say that! ;-) You might be giving hope to the wanna be martyrs.

[chilepepper]

you beat me to it! i think they made it similar on purpose. the japanese can be a whimsical lot...

[tophat9000]

It been done use to work in an RC store in the early 80’s… RC Plane set up to launch Este model rocket motor off the wings (just had to tape a stick to the rocket motor…like a skyrocket… so they fly straight

We did have plans to mount the rockets on some RC helicopters along with a speaker and tape recorder playing Ride of the Valkyries and do a sweep of the rc flying field to clear out the old fogies;)

[Kenton]

It been done use to work in an RC store in the early 80’s… RC Plane set up to launch Este model rocket motor off the wings (just had to tape a stick to the rocket motor…like a skyrocket… so they fly straight

LOL... just another example of the native genius of America's youth...

Actually, I wasn't thinking of working models of the Hellfires, I just thought it would be kind of funny to have a drone that looked like a Predator circling overhead when the Wahhabe Lobby showed up for Friday prayers.

But I have since relented and repented, once I realized that the mosque in question is located in the Holy City of Bedford, Ohio...

[RandallFlagg]

Where are the RPG launchers supposed to be mounted?? The Stingers?

[texson66]

....am I bad?

Only if your missile misses!

[tophat9000]

Actually, I wasn't thinking of working models of the Hellfires

What! not working? ... Are you a DU troll or something?...;>

[Kenton]

What! not working? ... Are you a DU troll or something?...;>

Dang, ya got me! I been a "sleeper" since '98, and I just decided to post. What gave me away, the fact that I obviously espouse Kerry's "more sensitive" approach to dealing with terrorists? ;)