threegee Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Actually it was out the other day when the news contained crime scene shots that could only have been taken by a quadcopter or similar.http://www.bbc.co.uk...siness-24712136Next... the anti-surveillance copter copter (deploys smoke screen)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercuryg Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 I wasn't aware this was a secret, 3G! This sort of surveillance equipment has been in use with security services across the land for many years. That one's surprisingly big! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threegee Posted October 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Agreed, but I'm referring to use in national news gathering. They've also been used by smaller film companies getting maximum bang for production buck for quite a while too. I don't think any Beeb claim for first use in news gathering will stand up; likely other organisations just got on with it whilst the Beeb suits were in endless meetings and writing their rule book. I'm told by an "expert" that: "that's a zenmuse gimbal on a DJI hexacopter". So.. now you know what your licence fee is being spent on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Robinson Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercuryg Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 (edited) Malcolm, if you like that, watch this....http://www.ted.com/talks/vijay_kumar_robots_that_fly_and_cooperate.html (and if someone can make it a clickable link for a technophobe me, please do....) edit; ooh, it is one! ** also, scroll a few minutes in to where the fun starts Edited November 30, 2013 by mercuryg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 Remember seeing ASIMO on QI - 2011 and thinking that must be the current best. Later discovered that those in the know think there is a more advanced robot, not in the World's 10 most Amazing Robots, and that is Petman:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGZoMPXG0MI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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