RUNAWAY ROBOTS
Rovers at the first annual SparkFun Autonomous Vehicle Competition have minds of their own.
Fig. A: Jordi Muñoz with drone.
Fig. B: Tree eats drone.
Photography by John Maushammer (above left) and Mark Frauenfelder
2 p.m., April 15, 2009, in an industrial parking lot outside Boulder, Colo.: It’s not looking good for Team DIY Drones. Their entry, a self-guided airplane, is now stuck in a tree 150 feet above the racecourse.
Five minutes earlier, team member Jordi Muñoz, an experienced remote control pilot, made ...
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