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Dutch Researchers Take Flight With Three-Gram 'Dragonfly'

physorg.com — On Wednesday 23 July, TU Delft will be presenting the minute DelFly Micro air vehicle. This successor to the DelFly I and II weighs barely 3 grams, and with its flapping wings is very similar to a dragonfly.

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  • shto, on 07/23/2008, -1/+11Yeah, well the Dutch can take flight with less then one gram...if you get what i mean...
  • electroandy, on 07/23/2008, -0/+7Forget streetview, here's Google streetswarm.
  • McBradd, on 07/23/2008, -0/+6Yeah, except for that obvious bit where it flaps its wings like a.... what's the word... DRAGONFLY.
  • brycehun, on 07/23/2008, -0/+4I want one.
  • inactive, on 07/23/2008, -0/+4The robot dragonflies locate you, then the big robot dog is dispatched to terminate you.
  • GeorgeStone2, on 07/23/2008, -0/+3http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuoFA2fKjEo

    Much cooler if you ask me.
  • insanebrain, on 07/23/2008, -0/+3You can't have it all at the first try.
  • rhcp430, on 07/23/2008, -0/+2your dragonfly is no match for my dongcopter
  • GeorgeStone2, on 07/23/2008, -0/+2http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OuaBWM1L-U

    It's almost spooky how it takes off.
  • liuite, on 07/23/2008, -0/+2quote: The DelFly II drew huge attention in 2006 because it could fly horizontally (21 km/hr) as well as hover, just like a hummingbird, and also fly backwards. The DelFly Micro, incidentally, cannot do this just yet.
  • jbnumba1, on 07/24/2008, -0/+1Soon they will definitely be able to dress these things up to seem like actual insects and use them for surveillance.

    If they aren't already o_O
  • sporg, on 07/23/2008, -0/+1I believe your thinking of "The Hound". It is now equipped with a hypodermic needle and Midazolam to "calm" unruly individuals.
  • dwhitbeck, on 07/23/2008, -2/+0May the bird of paradise fly up your nose.
  • veduvaru, on 07/22/2008, -8/+2seems like airplane

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