Day: July 2, 2015

Balanced Gimbal with Props, Rather than the Inverse

The principle of a gimbal gets a new twist with this invention: The camera hardware is tethered on a balanced “bridge” straddling the flying hardware, and looks essentially like a teeter-totter. The part that does all the flying can move freely, and the bridge is balanced horizontally to maintain a steady shot. Further advantages are the orientation of the props, away from the edges of the machine, and its seemingly minimalist framework, which is claimed […]

Aquacopters Presents a Waterproof, Indestructible Drone

If there is anything I’ve learned from my failures to land, it’s the fragility of cheap consumer drones. Aquacopters to the rescue! This thing is basically a sealed fortress, waterproof and shockproof. It can fly in bad weather, land and take off in water, and still take more punishment. The specification says it can be made of Kydex, so you know it’s got ‘tude. There is also known the Game of Drones (gameofdrones.com), which lets […]