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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
Cool toys.
Until the quantum leap in battery technology arrives, just a toy.
Almost all the Sci-fi shows have a ship that can take off and land from a planet surface, the energy needed is many orders of magnitude more than what we can produce. The energy source like in the Terminator is needed. Don't hold your breath.
Those little toys are cool, but they can't carry any real payload.
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Originally Posted by Esel Mann
Correct, the battery technology is one of the flies in the ointment. Simply not enough run time.
The other drawback is they need to be intelligent. Machine intelligence too is a ways off.
Additionally correct that their payload capabilities are limited. Hence in order to be practical it would be necessary to operate such in small groups each with it's own "specialty". For example one would possess the long-range comms link, another the video camera, another the acoustics, another the ability to say pick up/drop off small packages, another with the friggin laser beam,
Nonetheless, they are still cool!
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If these guys can perfect their tech to rapid charge it opens up a lot of possibilities.
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What is being demonstrated is not so much the nanocopter but the AI for them to operate autonomously and perform cooperative tasks.
Battery life is less of an issue in a confined environment like light construction. As a NC nears end of charge it would simply fly and park itself on a recharging base and a freshly charged one would take off and replace it.
Check out the user channel on youtube.
A bunch more videos.
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