Max Imagination set out to build a remote-controlled butterfly that could leave the ground under its own power, and ESP-FLUTTER manages exactly that. Weighing 70 grams complete with battery, the machine relies on two high-speed coreless digital servos to drive independent wings rather than a single motor and linkage. Those wings stretch thin plastic from […]
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Jetson One Named Astro Becomes First Flying Police Vehicle at Florida Polytechnic University
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Florida Polytechnic University’s police department took delivery of a single-seat electric aircraft this summer and painted it in school colors with “Police” markings along the frame. Officers, including Chief Aaron Murray, completed training on the machine, which carries the registration N911FP and the nickname Astro. The name nods both to astronomy and to the dog […]
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Unitree H2-X Kung Fu Legend Guardian Robot Unleashes Flying Kicks and Car Lifts in Fresh Demo
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Unitree released a short video this week introducing the H2-X Kung Fu Legend Guardian, a full-size humanoid built on the company’s existing H2 platform and positioned for security and rescue work. In the opening sequences the robot climbs onto the roof of a scrapyard car, flips off, then delivers knees, elbows, and punches that leave […]
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DeLorean Motor Company announced this week at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco that it will enter the Airspeeder International Series as constructor of the United States team. The new DeLorean Airspeeder Team becomes the first American constructor in the championship and is scheduled to make its race debut when the 2026–27 season opens in November. […]
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Bio-Inspired Whiskers Enable Tiny Flying Drones to Navigate and Explore Total Darkness by Touch
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Rats and mice move through pitch-black burrows and narrow tunnels by brushing long, sensitive whiskers against nearby surfaces. Those same whiskers detect contact forces with almost no pressure, letting the animals build a mental map of walls, corners and openings without ever relying on sight. Researchers at Delft University of Technology have now translated that […]
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Drones spotted flying over German military base 2 days after device with explosives found at cargo airport
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Two drones were spotted flying over a German military base earlier this week, just two days after a drone carrying explosives was found at a cargo airport, the German Armed Forces said on Saturday. Security surveillance at the Bundeswehr base in Mechernich reported seeing two drones around 10 p.m. on Thursday, according to a statement […]