Hey guys, just wanted to hit you with a goofy yet very very cool RC Recon sphere made by the Japanese Defense ministry. There isn’t a lot of info coming in right now on it, but I can tell you it tops out at about 40 mph, is spherical in nature, and the battery lasts a measly 8 minutes before it needs a recharge. The video says a lot about this guy; I was especially impressed by its agility and stability. It definitely reminds of the AR Parrot Drone, which has dominated the quad copter scene thus far. There is a lot of ingenuity involved here by the Japanese Engineers; nonetheless, 8 minutes of fly time is pretty awful and it isn’t super stealthy either. Definitely some serious work to be done to get this ready for the real world. Check out the video after the break…just a warning that its entirely in Japanese….
-Steve
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