Comments on: iPhone used to control squad of UAVs

By: Edward Nardella

Edward Nardella — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:29:15 +0000

“Still, we can’t help but think that they’d have gotten more media attention if they had used a hacked Kindle instead.”

It’s rare that a blog entry will make me laugh out loud but you did it!

By: DarkFader

DarkFader — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:28:49 +0000

Boo… I expected it to be _in_ the UAV. Utilizing the GPS and accelerometers and camera and wireless connectivity. Erm… just realizing iPhone 2.0 isn’t out yet. But I bet it’s everyone’s dream when wanting to risk one to the sky.

By: shadow

shadow — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:01:46 +0000

At a guess I would say that the Iphone is been charged via usb from laptop. But its true why use the iphone browser when there is a perfectly good laptop next to it? A hoax at best

By: Erik

Erik — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:58:35 +0000

This is indeed a hack/mod… taking the original designs of something and hack/mod it for different purposes.

By: 36chambers

36chambers — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:35:48 +0000

Why is the iPhone plugged into the laptop? Am I missing something? The same could be done with any PDA, or a laptop for that matter...

Simplify it and do the same using SMS2email from any standard cell phone. SMS an email to a server waiting to receive instructions, which then sends them to the UAV

No NEED for expensive iphone or Wifi for that matter.

Use cell networks. Thoughts?

By: aaron

aaron — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:09:03 +0000

juan as much as I don’t care, I think you’re gonna be taking some heat for yet another post.

It’s pretty cool but I don’t think many people will consider it a hack.

By: David

David — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:38:45 +0000

Side note: Google Maps also forbids use in connection with autonomous vehicles of any kind.

http://maps.google.com/help/terms_maps.html