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General Misc => Robot Videos => Topic started by: Admin on June 10, 2011, 11:38:36 AM

Title: flying Japanese sphere robot
Post by: Admin on June 10, 2011, 11:38:36 AM

It's a really neat design, and more robust/cheaper than a quadrotor.

The Top Gun theme music was a bit inappropriate lol . . .

球形飛行体 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=2h7dPgzMgf0#ws)

Title: Re: flying Japanese sphere robot
Post by: voyager2 on June 11, 2011, 07:17:45 AM

They look familiar ...

(http://doctorwho.neoseeker.com/w/i/doctorwho/e/ef/Toclafane1.jpg)
The Toclafane!
The robot apocalypse is here!

Title: Re: flying Japanese sphere robot
Post by: Admin on June 11, 2011, 07:30:29 AM

Doctor Who Toclafane kill scene (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8KLkmTbEtg#)

Title: Re: flying Japanese sphere robot
Post by: corrado33 on June 11, 2011, 07:31:40 AM

That would be SO COOL if it had a rolling algorithm that let it get around by rolling, then it could take off mid roll.

Sure the outside would get beat up but that's replaceable.  

I don't think it could to flips like the quadrotors though.

Title: Re: flying Japanese sphere robot
Post by: voyager2 on June 11, 2011, 07:35:32 AM

I. Need. a. Toclafane. Period
(sorry I forgot how good that scene is)!