Drones: Now with circus tricks

02/22/2013

Drones: Now with circus tricks

Via Techcrunch, here is an amazing video of two quadcopters -- drones -- balancing a pole and playing catch with it. Amazing.

"I for one welcome oure (sic) new robot overlords," tweeted one YouTube commenter.

"This is how they will play with our severed limbs," joked another.

For more on the technology, policy and ethics of drones, check out the Star's five-part series here.

Kate Allen is the Star's science and technology reporter. Find her on Twitter at @katecallen

Posted by Kate Allen at 05:00:00 PM in Science

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02/22/2013