Comments on: Lockheed Martin SAMARAI UAV Scares Me http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/09/28/lockheed-martin-samarai-uav-scares-me/ Jonesing For Robot News Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:18:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: JoeDee http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/09/28/lockheed-martin-samarai-uav-scares-me/comment-page-1/#comment-7036 JoeDee Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:22:45 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=2776#comment-7036 You have to understand a focus group here. This is for the recon group that cannot carry a lot of weight. It will quitly be radio controled and feed real time imaging so that someone can quickly resolve who or what is over that hill. In harsh weather, the imaging is no good, so who cares if ti can fly or not. All of these version you see are concepts, and have not had any real money put into them. The final product will perform well,a nd will be capable of flying at low altitudes in reasonable winds. Enjoy the input, however you may take it. You have to understand a focus group here. This is for the recon group that cannot carry a lot of weight. It will quitly be radio controled and feed real time imaging so that someone can quickly resolve who or what is over that hill. In harsh weather, the imaging is no good, so who cares if ti can fly or not. All of these version you see are concepts, and have not had any real money put into them. The final product will perform well,a nd will be capable of flying at low altitudes in reasonable winds. Enjoy the input, however you may take it.

]]> By: cringe http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/09/28/lockheed-martin-samarai-uav-scares-me/comment-page-1/#comment-6942 cringe Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:55:15 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=2776#comment-6942 nnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooo wwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy under endurance these fragile delicate things wont even be able to hover for 3 minutes in harsh weather. where monocopters like these have to live nnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooo wwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy

under endurance these fragile delicate things wont even be able to hover for 3 minutes in harsh weather. where monocopters like these have to live

]]> By: cringe http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/09/28/lockheed-martin-samarai-uav-scares-me/comment-page-1/#comment-6941 cringe Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:50:46 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=2776#comment-6941 well if the nanomonocopter is created it could be considered under stealth and endurance well if the nanomonocopter is created it could be considered under stealth and endurance

]]> By: comon http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/09/28/lockheed-martin-samarai-uav-scares-me/comment-page-1/#comment-6940 comon Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:48:50 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=2776#comment-6940 i guess your correct cringe but particularly nanomonocopters dont help our millitary in any aspect i guess your correct cringe but particularly nanomonocopters dont help our millitary in any aspect

]]> By: cringe http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/09/28/lockheed-martin-samarai-uav-scares-me/comment-page-1/#comment-6939 cringe Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:45:49 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=2776#comment-6939 darpa isnt completely wasting the money that go into these experiments. experiments like these are the ones that open a whole new chapter in monocopters darpa isnt completely wasting the money that go into these experiments. experiments like these are the ones that open a whole new chapter in monocopters

]]> By: comon http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/09/28/lockheed-martin-samarai-uav-scares-me/comment-page-1/#comment-6938 comon Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:42:48 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=2776#comment-6938 joey1058 points out a very strong point that these nanomonocopters will be completley dictated by winds especially at high altidudes joey1058 points out a very strong point that these nanomonocopters will be completley dictated by winds especially at high altidudes

]]> By: Xt@z http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/09/28/lockheed-martin-samarai-uav-scares-me/comment-page-1/#comment-5318 Xt@z Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:35:21 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=2776#comment-5318 Wow ! It doesn't look that controlled... o_O It looks more like an insane boomerang than a controled vehicule... lol Wow ! It doesn’t look that controlled… o_O It looks more like an insane boomerang than a controled vehicule… lol

]]> By: Alan Parekh http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/09/28/lockheed-martin-samarai-uav-scares-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4781 Alan Parekh Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:01:21 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=2776#comment-4781 That second video is scary! I can just imagine that thing buzzing through dozens of spectators before crashing to the ground. That second video is scary! I can just imagine that thing buzzing through dozens of spectators before crashing to the ground.

]]> By: Joey1058 http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/09/28/lockheed-martin-samarai-uav-scares-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4774 Joey1058 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:02:25 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=2776#comment-4774 This seems to be one of those "we have money lying around, so lets throw it at a project no matter how dumb" ideas. DARPA needs to realize that not every stupid idea they come up with will work. They're called monocopters for a reason. They are already starting from an established height off the ground. And they just float along on the wind. They need to stick with that concept, and abandon the crazy notion of launching from the ground. Take however many thousands up in a drone, open the tiny little bay doors, and drop 'em like bombs. They will be in the air quite long enough to broadcast whatever silly bits of people in their underwear are doing. Colored the same as the maple seeds they're modeled after, they will be ignored and quietly dissolve into the ground, except they won't grow spy camera trees. This seems to be one of those “we have money lying around, so lets throw it at a project no matter how dumb” ideas. DARPA needs to realize that not every stupid idea they come up with will work. They’re called monocopters for a reason. They are already starting from an established height off the ground. And they just float along on the wind. They need to stick with that concept, and abandon the crazy notion of launching from the ground. Take however many thousands up in a drone, open the tiny little bay doors, and drop ‘em like bombs. They will be in the air quite long enough to broadcast whatever silly bits of people in their underwear are doing. Colored the same as the maple seeds they’re modeled after, they will be ignored and quietly dissolve into the ground, except they won’t grow spy camera trees.

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