Droid Builders Net » Hardware http://www.droidbuilders.net Community for robot fans, builders and programmers Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:57:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Cooperative Grasping and Transport using Quadrotors http://www.droidbuilders.net/2010/07/26/cooperative-grasping-and-transport-using-quadrotors/ http://www.droidbuilders.net/2010/07/26/cooperative-grasping-and-transport-using-quadrotors/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:57:43 +0000 http://www.droidbuilders.net/?p=142

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBsJwapanWI

Cool video demonstration of up to four unmanned Quadrotors (RC Helicopters with four rotors), cooperating in lifting items.

This could be a valuable tool for construction projects in the near future.

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