Thursday, May 21, 2009

LA ruby conf unleashed!

the good folks over at confreaks have just released the footage of flying robot from ruby conf, so check it out and enjoy!

2 comments:

  1. Don't know if you're still active with this blog, but in case you are:

    It seems to me that your envelope creates a nice airfoil shape. ..Except that it's oriented upside-down, which I think may account for the sudden drops in altitude we see in the video when the craft manages to put some speed on in a single direction. Taking advantage of an airfoil-lift effect oriented correctly could probably increase the amount of payload it can carry, as long as it is moving steadily.
    Surprisingly quick and agile, though. I think it very impressive, and it has great potential.

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