You will, I think, be wanting one of these. It’s equipped with a camera and GPS and I’m pretty sure it could be modified to bring terror to your enemies.
Ambitious readers will no doubt be itching to build their own. Here’s a software demo. Via Grinding.
I do want one, badly. :)
Posted by: John D | February 15, 2010 at 09:57
The acceleration in 'elevator mode' is incredible. If it didn't make so much noise it would be perfect for surveillance (and assassination). Yes I want one.
Posted by: Ed | February 15, 2010 at 10:31
That has crazy acceleration! Do something about the noise and it would be a great toy for the military.
Posted by: aynrandgirl | February 15, 2010 at 10:39
The boys in the lab are working on an upgrade for the Guild of Evil™. It won’t sound like a balloon full of angry bees and it will have lava cannons and a shrinking ray.
Posted by: David | February 15, 2010 at 10:40
I want a decacopter.
Posted by: AC1 | February 15, 2010 at 12:17
Very cool. Can I have one with a lava cannon?
Posted by: carbon based lifeform | February 15, 2010 at 13:44
"It won't sound like a balloon full of angry bees"
I thought you'd want one that sounds exactly like that, only louder.
Posted by: Anna | February 15, 2010 at 14:02
Exactly Anna. Now imagine a couple of dozen of them (with previously mentioned lava cannons) chasing someone :D .
Posted by: Mark | February 15, 2010 at 14:31
Okay, okay. I’ve instructed the lab boys to make one that sounds like a huge, amplified bouncy castle full of angry bees. The rumble alone should induce mass perspiration within a 5 kilometre radius. Did I mention the lava will be radioactive?
Posted by: David | February 15, 2010 at 14:42
"a huge, amplified bouncy castle full of angry bees."
I want to see that. I really do.
Posted by: sk60 | February 15, 2010 at 16:53
Looks like an early ancestor of the SHIELD Heli-Carrier (http://screenrant.com/wp-content/uploads/shield-helicarrier.jpg ).
I wonder if a scaled up version could fulfill the mission requirements of the V-22 Osprey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-22_Osprey )...
Posted by: Jason Bontrager | February 15, 2010 at 17:22
Dear Santa,
I've been a really good boy this year and I just saw something really cool on the Internet...
Posted by: BackwardsBoy | February 15, 2010 at 18:50
I don't suppose anyone has a rough idea for the cost of goods on one of these?
Posted by: ECM | February 15, 2010 at 23:38
I must use it to destroy the known universe. Mein Gott....
Posted by: jones | February 16, 2010 at 09:09
ECM,
€1100-1500 for the kit, depending on model. I imagine there'd be quite a lot of soldering! They're based in NW Germany.
I wonder what the endurance is (Li-polymer battery).
Sadly, even though my birthday's coming up, I don't think I'll be getting one.
Posted by: Dave H. | February 18, 2010 at 14:45
The Hexakopter will fly for 35 minutes on a 5000mah 4cell Lipo.
Simon
Posted by: Simon | June 06, 2010 at 12:30