micro-bots in formation

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NOMAD
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micro-bots in formation

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well I saw this recently and I thought it reminded me of Homeworld like movements with the different formations.

its pretty neat display of how far UAV and remote vehicles are progressing ( even in an indoor enviroment with the position sensors on the walls)

if only the heavy interceptors could move like this:

http://en.video.sympatico.ca/entertainm ... ate&page=1
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Awesome and terrifying.
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Those nerds :D , I wonder what they wrote to get grant money for that?
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Add streaming micro cam, and maybe something like a dart gun, tracker dye paint gun, and you got yourself a scary sounding, new law enforcement tool.

I just wish they didn't sound like a swarm of ANGRY BEES.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvRTALJp ... =endscreen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geqip_0V ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-dkonAX ... re=related

And the little spy cam, and failed landing/perch detection.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icdb9ftd ... er&list=UL

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Law enforcement?


Nah, go full terror drone- Ricin (or other toxin) tipped dart guns!


/evil mastermind laugh.

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hehe, thanks Voitan

I never thought to look for a youtube cannel, :)

yeah, those little quad rotors can be scary, but its does give away its position. if only they could make the rotors more quiet. then you could never know or at lease not notice the rotor as much.

but what I also like are the other uses, the mothership type concept, the construction of simple structures ( like nanobots but bigger). the ability to lift different shape objects.

WOW :o
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NOMAD wrote: yeah, those little quad rotors can be scary, but its does give away its position. if only they could make the rotors more quiet. then you could never know or at lease not notice the rotor as much.
Ever play half-life 2? Hearing that sound is half the terror! Psychological warfare OP.
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indeed. Ahh! Half-life challenging enough to make the Scary part real scary. Unlike doom 3 who claimed to be scary until you learned to rush monster with the shotgun.

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