Parrot Unveils Impressive New MiniDrone Quadcopter At CES 2014 - AppAdvice

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Parrot Unveils Impressive New MiniDrone Quadcopter At CES 2014
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Parrot, the folks behind the popular AR.Drone, are showing off a new addition to the iOS app-powered quadcopter product line at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) called “MiniDrone.” This new device is much smaller than its larger predecessor, and as ...
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The Parrot Jumping Sumo is loosely based on a traditional Sumo-style bot, with built-in commands to spin and turn 90 degrees. Its big trick, though, is an insect-like ability to jump unbelievably high — like onto a table from the floor, as much as three feet. It also has a small QVGA-resolution camera for watching its antics first hand from your smartphone or tablet, while you are controlling it. With a 20-minute battery life, the Jumping Sumo will certainly provide more fun per hour than typically shorter-lived flying toys.

The Parrot MiniDrone is a nanocopter with a twist. It has a pair of large, removable, wheels that allow it to roll around floors, tables and counters. The wheels are also large enough that they protect the rotors from bumping into things when moving around. Because the MiniDrone also has rotors for lift, it can actually drive up walls and even along the ceiling, making some amazing movie-special-effects-like antics entirely possible in real life. Both bots are capable of a variety of acrobatics, at least after their pilot has some practice. Parrot’s promotional video below provides an example of the incredible agility of the bots when piloted by an expert.

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