This Quadcopter Is Perfect for Hunting Wildlife and Celebs Alike The MD4-1000, built by MicroDrones Gmbh, is an AUMAV (Autonomous Unmanned Micro Aerial Vehicle) designed to perform remote aerial surveillance—anything from providing forward recon for a military convoy to tailing a celebrity through the streets of New York. Built from carbon fiber reinforced plastic, the modular payload system allows the MD4-1000 to carry a variety of still, video and infrared imaging devices up to 2.1 kg. The MD4-1000 can climb up to 7.5 m/s and cruise at a speed of 15 m/s is powered by four 250W brushless rotors and can stay aloft for up to 70 minutes.

MD4-1000 crosses the Alps in just 23 minutes

Ever wanted a quad- or hexacopter of your very own? Hex is a super-cool build-it-yourself kit for a quadcopter you can control with your smartphone.

Tiniest autopilot unit created for small micro aerial vehicles "Our aim? Make MAVs so small and light that every fireman can fit one in his pocket". "Our aim is to make MAVs as commonplace as smartphones and laptops," Remes said. "Farmers can use MAVs to inspect crops, for example. Our dream is that every fire fighter carries a MAV in his breast pocket to use for inspections of collapsed or burning buildings without having to go inside."

This autonomous quadcopter uses a smartphone to navigate The team's quadcopter, which is said to have been built with components costing less than one thousand euros, uses the smartphone's camera to provide visual input to the processor. A custom smartphone app provides the code for navigation and control. and rotor speed is regulated by a micro-controller for optimum stability while flying. The model created for this project relies solely on visual data for navigation, not GPS, and is built specifically for indoor environments and small spaces, where it has been shown to be able to create a virtual map of its environment and then navigate on its own.

The Army is working to integrate manned and unmanned systems into the force while speeding development and deployment of “micro” air and ground vehicles, according to a senior service official. Army Maj. Gen. James Barclay described the Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) concept during the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International exhibition on Aug. 13. He said the Army’s strategy also seeks to leverage unmanned systems at a time of greater budget austerity.

T-Rex 700 FBL Turbine 3D WOW, 3D maneuvers with a machine as expensive as that one must be...... Stones as big and hard as a bowling ball. Nice flying!!! I really enjoyed the stall turns and the high speed low passes. Nicely done!!!

T-Rex 700 Wren 44 Turbine 2nd Start This is the 2nd ever start of the new project; T-Rex 700FBL Wren44 turbine. There is no power to the cyclic servo's yet, hence the wobbling swash on spool up. A totally faultless run, just an odd rattling noise, which turned out to be the gearbox running without load. See the next upload for a run with the tail and head loaders fitted. This machine should be ready to maiden in the next week or 2

DJI S800 AP Masurian Lakes in Poland There's something about the way this video was shot and edited that make it feel like the opening credits of a big budget movie. Skygrip.pl are on track to ensureing people associate great cinematography with Polish filmmaking. The Grand Prize Winner: Sky-Grip From: Poland Filmed with DJI S800 + WooKong-M + Zenmuse Z15

Solar-powered Solara UAV could stay aloft for years So-called high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) UAVs like the Global Hawk have been around for a while, but a New Mexico startup wants to launch gigantic drones that won't have to land for years. Titan Aerospace recently showed off its designs for the Solara 50 and 60, solar-powered unmanned flyers that it calls "atmospheric satellites." They're designed to be a fraction of the cost of a satellite while delivering a range of functionality from forest fire and atmospheric monitoring to live mapping and narcotics tracking. Both would feature massive wings, more than 160 feet across and covered with thousands of solar cells drawing solar energy and storing it in lithium ion batteries for night flying.

3D Robotics Launches Iris Quadcopter, Controllable Using Android Device The Iris Quadcopter can easily be controlled by a smartphone or tablet and has a single button operation for takeoffs and landings. It’s designed to provide the best viewing angle for an attached camera such as the GoPro Hero3 (optional). Crashing this drone won’t be a problem since its arms and legs are impact resistant. If they need to be replaced, it can be done easily with replacement parts available cheaply.

Is This The Best Quadcopter Pilot In The World? And he’s Australian! Quadcopters, quadrotors, drones, remote-control helicopters, appcessories. No matter what you call them, they fly and they’re awesome. It takes a certain level of skill to pilot one of these bad-boys, and that’s what this pilot has: skill, grit and nerves of steel. One of the Lumenier test pilots took a four-rotored drone out in a Victorian national park and put it through its paces. The camera footage shows that his skills are second-to-none. Tricky manœuvres through the trees, speedy ground skimming exercises and even a few tight squeezes through safety gates are executed in this awesome video, and we’re happy to call this guy the best quadcopter pilot in the world. Anyone want to challenge his skills?

This Hybrid Quadcopter Drone Can Take Off and Land Vertically Quadcopters offer extreme precision and control in flight, not to mention the ability to take off and land vertically. But compared to the traditional plane design used for most drones, their speed and long range capabilities are limited. So an Arizona-based drone builder called Latitude Engineering hopes to capture the best of both worlds with a quadcopter and drone hybrid that doesn't need a runway, but can fly long distance missions. Dubbed the Hybrid Quadrotor, it looks more or less like your traditional drone, with a gas engine on the back driving a large propeller. But on closer examination you'll discover an additional four blades mounted on top of the craft that allow it to take off and land vertically like a quadcopter. That allows the Hybrid Quadrotor to be launched almost anywhere, not just at air fields or on an aircraft carrier. Electric-only prototypes of the drone have already been successfully flown, and the final 25-pound gas-powered version should be ready for flight-testing in less than twelve months. It's expected to have a price tag of around $25,000, while a larger and more expensive $55,000 60-pound version will be delivered to the US Navy for its own testing. And then eventually, fingers crossed, we'll be seeing toy versions prepped for the holidays next year for us non-military types.

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