Unmanned flying machines that build engineers in many countries, mostly similar to each other. Most often, they are miniature aircraft, sometimes - bite-size helicopters, in rare cases resemble birds or insects.
But it is necessary for developers to move away from patterns, the light appears as something quite unusual.
Engineers from the Japanese Ministry of Defence presented at a specially convened press conference, spherical drone. It is a delicate ball of plastic with a diameter 42 cm. The device is able to take off vertically, move very quickly in the air and fine maneuvers.
Moreover, even after encountering an obstruction, the ball quickly restores the orientation in space and continues to move. Interestingly, when such mobility within the drone is set only one propeller, and the strong "edges" of the ball - turning handlebars, guides the flow of air in the right direction.
Video, available on the network, demonstrates an impressive flight indoors over the heads of journalists. In addition, the flying ball can move along the ground like a tumbleweed, while fixing the surroundings built-in camera and transferring the image to the operator. From the technical details it is reported that the aircraft weight 350 grams, the flight time - 8 minutes, speed - 60 km per hour, and the cost of production - $ 1,400.
Dry technical data, unfortunately, do not look too impressive, as opposed to video with a demonstration flight. The ball resembles a UFO, when laying the steep turns and still hangs in the air. From this prototype can get a good scout, assistant to the rescuers or reportage camera. The staff of our editorial board has once again convinced that the future, drawn science fiction, is almost here.
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