It’s a shame that Tacocopters can’t autonomously deliver carnitas to your door yet. They may be able to someday soon. But what will happen to the hardworking delivery boys that today actually transport the food? I hope for an alternate future, one with drones, but also with delivery boys headquartered behind computers, at Pizza Palace mission control, delivering food through remote-controlled helicopters. If this sounds like a Jetsons-future sort of job you want to have, better start practicing your remote control piloting skills now. More »
Robotic quadrotors’ training now complete, proven with razzle-dazzle Cannes show (video)
Posted in: Today's ChiliWe’ve watched our potential quad-mech overlords from KMel Robotics evolve from agile solo acrobats to worker bees to deft synchronized performers. It seemed only a matter of time before they would hunt down Sarah Connor en masse — or take the show-biz world by storm. Fortunately for us, the tricky flyers chose to embrace their flamboyant side at a tour-de-force 16-quad lightshow in Cannes, where they opened the Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors’ Showcase. The soaring automatons pulled all their past tricks out of the bag, flying precisely with mirrors to bounce lights from below, all timed to dramatic music –which they also had a hand in controlling. The sparkly treat awaits right after the break.
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