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The GoPro line of HD cameras seem like they were specifically designed for use with quadcopters. We say that because the small, light-weight video devices present a payload which can be lifted without too much strain, but still have enough horse power to capture video of superb quality. Here's a hack that uses the camera to provide a remote First Person View so that you may pilot the aircraft when … [Read more...]
We get a ton of tips about weather balloon launches taking hobby electronics into space. But every once in a while one of them stands out from the rest. This project does send an electronic payload into space, but it also lets [David] fly his hardware back from near-space using an RC airplane. The return vehicle is unpowered, but that shouldn't be a problem as launching from a weather balloon … [Read more...]
After a year of development, the OSRC is ready to hit a manufacturing plant. This transmitter (and receiver) for remote control cars, airplanes, quadcopters, and semi-autonomous drones features modular everything and allows you to transmit video from the cockpit and display it on a screen in the palm of your hands. This isn't the first time we've posted something on the OSRC, but since then … [Read more...]
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