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'Futuristic Circular Flying Object' developed

By T.K. Randall
July 19, 2011 · Comment icon 14 comments

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A radio-controlled flying sphere has been created in Japan to assist in search and rescue operations.
Fitted with a camera and able to travel at up to 37mph the sphere was designed and built by Fumiyuki Sato who used conventional parts purchased off the shelves of consumer electronics stores. "Because of its spherical shape, it can land in various positions and tumble to move around the ground," he says.
Its Japanese developers call it the 'Futuristic Circular Flying Object' and it's designed to go where humans can't. The radio-controlled sphere, roughly the size of a basketball, was built for search and rescue operations, specifically to fly in and out of buildings weakened by earthquakes or other natural disasters.


Source: Daily Mail | Comments (14)




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Comment icon #5 Posted by xXHellkittiesXx 14 years ago
Attach a firearm to it and we can replace human soldiers in warzones
Comment icon #6 Posted by jaguarsky 14 years ago
I believe governments already have lots of flying surveilance gizmos at the ready. All sizes. But this one is really neat. Just the simplicity alone puts it far ahead of lots of the little drones I have seen.
Comment icon #7 Posted by IamsSon 14 years ago
I'm adding it to my Christmas List right below the hoverbyke:
Comment icon #8 Posted by SewerRat 14 years ago
@ Gatofeo: Mark my words, within a year they'll have made one 1/100 the size that will not only make a flight through the sorority shower room but will make a few minor excursions along the way.
Comment icon #9 Posted by booNyzarC 14 years ago
Very cool.
Comment icon #10 Posted by Oen Anderson 14 years ago
Sounds almost like a keno from Stargate.
Comment icon #11 Posted by powelly1968 14 years ago
excellent
Comment icon #12 Posted by encouraged 14 years ago
An unmanned hovercraft! I want one!
Comment icon #13 Posted by Herectic 14 years ago
Looks like something out of the present.
Comment icon #14 Posted by TheBestDisplayNameEver 14 years ago
Ofcourse it has to be an asian lol


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