Comments on: AUVSI: HALO MAV Designed To Be Affordable For You, Expendable For Military http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/08/17/auvsi-halo-mav-designed-to-be-affordable-for-you-expendable-for-military/ Jonesing For Robot News Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:18:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Josh Jacob http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/08/17/auvsi-halo-mav-designed-to-be-affordable-for-you-expendable-for-military/comment-page-1/#comment-4247 Josh Jacob Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:48:27 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=2190#comment-4247 ya know if im payn 2K for this thing I want the battery life to last longer than 15 mins, thats no better than a cheap rc toy..why don't they have solar panels on it that can continuously charge the battery?? ya know if im payn 2K for this thing I want the battery life to last longer than 15 mins, thats no better than a cheap rc toy..why don’t they have solar panels on it that can continuously charge the battery??

]]> By: Del http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/08/17/auvsi-halo-mav-designed-to-be-affordable-for-you-expendable-for-military/comment-page-1/#comment-4239 Del Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:09:09 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=2190#comment-4239 15 minute batteries, disposable UAVs falling like rain from the skies... So if/when "they" start using them for civilian surveillance, all the geeks ("we") will get our hands on $2k UAVs for nothing! Then it'll only be a matter of time before some enterprising individual knocks out some GPL code to use it. 15 minute batteries, disposable UAVs falling like rain from the skies…

So if/when “they” start using them for civilian surveillance, all the geeks (“we”) will get our hands on $2k UAVs for nothing! Then it’ll only be a matter of time before some enterprising individual knocks out some GPL code to use it.

]]> By: Joe Deeley http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/08/17/auvsi-halo-mav-designed-to-be-affordable-for-you-expendable-for-military/comment-page-1/#comment-4235 Joe Deeley Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:52:14 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=2190#comment-4235 A bit of paint and I can finally have a V.I.N.Cent robot that really flies! Walt Disney's film The Black Hole is only enjoyable due to the great little bot who saves the day, and a few months ago I had the idea to try and build a version with a ducted fan inside it. Now I can just sit back and wait for this little beauty! NEATO! :-D A bit of paint and I can finally have a V.I.N.Cent robot that really flies! Walt Disney’s film The Black Hole is only enjoyable due to the great little bot who saves the day, and a few months ago I had the idea to try and build a version with a ducted fan inside it. Now I can just sit back and wait for this little beauty! NEATO! :-D

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