SparkFun Drone Contest Recap with Chris Anderson

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By Sean Michael Ragan
Posted 2011/05/16 @ 1:28 pm
Category Electronics, Robotics

The New York Times has produced an entertaining recap vid of last month’s Autonomous Vehicle Competition, hosted by our pals at SparkFun. It’s narrated by WIRED’s Chris Anderson, who is also the founder and chairman of DIY Drones. The contest embraces three classes of autonomous outdoor vehicles—roughly, wheeled, winged, and with rotors. [Thanks, Daniel!]

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10 Responses to SparkFun Drone Contest Recap with Chris Anderson

Daniel Kim on May 17th, 2011 at 2:29 pm said:

I used to work for the college of agriculture at New Mexico State University. One tool used by an entomologist here was a kite with a camera (shades of the first issue of Make), which let him survey a field for areas with insect damage. From the ground, it’s hard to distinguish a pattern of infestation, but from the air these patterns show up like a sore thumb. He paid a ton of money for this rig. I thought that a R/C helicopter with camera would have been even better, and one of these autonomous quadrotors would be ideal.

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Daniel Kim on May 17th, 2011 at 2:29 pm said:

I used to work for the college of agriculture at New Mexico State University. One tool used by an entomologist here was a kite with a camera (shades of the first issue of Make), which let him survey a field for areas with insect damage. From the ground, it’s hard to distinguish a pattern of infestation, but from the air these patterns show up like a sore thumb. He paid a ton of money for this rig. I thought that a R/C helicopter with camera would have been even better, and one of these autonomous quadrotors would be ideal.

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Daniel Kim on May 17th, 2011 at 2:29 pm said:

I used to work for the college of agriculture at New Mexico State University. One tool used by an entomologist here was a kite with a camera (shades of the first issue of Make), which let him survey a field for areas with insect damage. From the ground, it’s hard to distinguish a pattern of infestation, but from the air these patterns show up like a sore thumb. He paid a ton of money for this rig. I thought that a R/C helicopter with camera would have been even better, and one of these autonomous quadrotors would be ideal.

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Daniel Kim on May 17th, 2011 at 2:29 pm said:

I used to work for the college of agriculture at New Mexico State University. One tool used by an entomologist here was a kite with a camera (shades of the first issue of Make), which let him survey a field for areas with insect damage. From the ground, it’s hard to distinguish a pattern of infestation, but from the air these patterns show up like a sore thumb. He paid a ton of money for this rig. I thought that a R/C helicopter with camera would have been even better, and one of these autonomous quadrotors would be ideal.

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Daniel Kim on May 17th, 2011 at 2:29 pm said:

I used to work for the college of agriculture at New Mexico State University. One tool used by an entomologist here was a kite with a camera (shades of the first issue of Make), which let him survey a field for areas with insect damage. From the ground, it’s hard to distinguish a pattern of infestation, but from the air these patterns show up like a sore thumb. He paid a ton of money for this rig. I thought that a R/C helicopter with camera would have been even better, and one of these autonomous quadrotors would be ideal.

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Daniel Kim on May 17th, 2011 at 2:29 pm said:

I used to work for the college of agriculture at New Mexico State University. One tool used by an entomologist here was a kite with a camera (shades of the first issue of Make), which let him survey a field for areas with insect damage. From the ground, it’s hard to distinguish a pattern of infestation, but from the air these patterns show up like a sore thumb. He paid a ton of money for this rig. I thought that a R/C helicopter with camera would have been even better, and one of these autonomous quadrotors would be ideal.

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Daniel Kim on May 17th, 2011 at 2:29 pm said:

I used to work for the college of agriculture at New Mexico State University. One tool used by an entomologist here was a kite with a camera (shades of the first issue of Make), which let him survey a field for areas with insect damage. From the ground, it’s hard to distinguish a pattern of infestation, but from the air these patterns show up like a sore thumb. He paid a ton of money for this rig. I thought that a R/C helicopter with camera would have been even better, and one of these autonomous quadrotors would be ideal.

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Daniel Kim on May 17th, 2011 at 2:29 pm said:

I used to work for the college of agriculture at New Mexico State University. One tool used by an entomologist here was a kite with a camera (shades of the first issue of Make), which let him survey a field for areas with insect damage. From the ground, it’s hard to distinguish a pattern of infestation, but from the air these patterns show up like a sore thumb. He paid a ton of money for this rig. I thought that a R/C helicopter with camera would have been even better, and one of these autonomous quadrotors would be ideal.

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Daniel Kim on May 17th, 2011 at 2:29 pm said:

I used to work for the college of agriculture at New Mexico State University. One tool used by an entomologist here was a kite with a camera (shades of the first issue of Make), which let him survey a field for areas with insect damage. From the ground, it’s hard to distinguish a pattern of infestation, but from the air these patterns show up like a sore thumb. He paid a ton of money for this rig. I thought that a R/C helicopter with camera would have been even better, and one of these autonomous quadrotors would be ideal.

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Daniel Kim on May 17th, 2011 at 2:29 pm said:

I used to work for the college of agriculture at New Mexico State University. One tool used by an entomologist here was a kite with a camera (shades of the first issue of Make), which let him survey a field for areas with insect damage. From the ground, it’s hard to distinguish a pattern of infestation, but from the air these patterns show up like a sore thumb. He paid a ton of money for this rig. I thought that a R/C helicopter with camera would have been even better, and one of these autonomous quadrotors would be ideal.

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