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May 3rd, 2011, 11:19
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/05/crazyfliequadrocopter.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/03/tiny-crazyflie-quadrocopter-piloted-by-playstation-controller-d/)
While autonomous quadrocopters (http://www.engadget.com/tag/quadrocopter/) are quietly evolving into Hunter-Killers (http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/13/revenge-of-the-quadrocopters-now-they-move-in-packs-video/), there's still one who just wants to be your friend and playmate. Meet CrazyFlie, a tiny (so tiny!) chopper you can hold in the palm of your fleshy, human hand. Built by the trio of hackers at Daedalus Projects, on a printed circuit board that weighs just 20 grams and spans eight centimeters, it's piloted using a Bluetooth Playstation controller; the onboard Cortex-M3 CPU keeps it flying stable by monitoring gyroscopes and accelerometers and adjusting rotor speed accordingly. Enjoy its adorable, gnat-like whirring in the video after the break, and the source link includes a detailed build diary for the truly ambitious.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/03/tiny-crazyflie-quadrocopter-piloted-by-playstation-controller-d/
While autonomous quadrocopters (http://www.engadget.com/tag/quadrocopter/) are quietly evolving into Hunter-Killers (http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/13/revenge-of-the-quadrocopters-now-they-move-in-packs-video/), there's still one who just wants to be your friend and playmate. Meet CrazyFlie, a tiny (so tiny!) chopper you can hold in the palm of your fleshy, human hand. Built by the trio of hackers at Daedalus Projects, on a printed circuit board that weighs just 20 grams and spans eight centimeters, it's piloted using a Bluetooth Playstation controller; the onboard Cortex-M3 CPU keeps it flying stable by monitoring gyroscopes and accelerometers and adjusting rotor speed accordingly. Enjoy its adorable, gnat-like whirring in the video after the break, and the source link includes a detailed build diary for the truly ambitious.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/03/tiny-crazyflie-quadrocopter-piloted-by-playstation-controller-d/