Monday, January 31, 2011

Homebuilt UAV hunts down hydrogen balloons, shoots firework missiles (video)

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Augmented reality is swell, don't get us wrong, but it's no substitute
for the real thing -- especially when that thing is a badass tricopter
equipped with a jury-rigged firework cannon to rain down miniature
hell. Swedish R/C enthusiasts built this first-person flying
contraption to carry out a single mission -- destroy a series of
hydrogen-filled balloons -- which will hopefully be hard-coded into
future automatons too. After all, balloons could serve as an excellent
distraction when they inevitably come for you. Still, there's no need
to worry quite yet, so kick back and enjoy the video above while you
contemplate humanity's end.

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