2013-11-13, 12:30
Transformer Drone Could Transition From Air to Sea to Land
You've heard of all-terrain vehicles before, but this drone takes the concept to a whole new level. It can reconfigure itself to traverse air, land and even water.
The "Multi-Modal Vehicle Concept" was designed at the Sandia National Laboratories in California to streamline unmanned military missions. Instead of having to choreograph a series of three or four different vehicles, this single, souped-up transformer could do it all.
The vehicle starts as a flying machine, but needs no runway to
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You've heard of all-terrain vehicles before, but this drone takes the concept to a whole new level. It can reconfigure itself to traverse air, land and even water.
The "Multi-Modal Vehicle Concept" was designed at the Sandia National Laboratories in California to streamline unmanned military missions. Instead of having to choreograph a series of three or four different vehicles, this single, souped-up transformer could do it all.
The vehicle starts as a flying machine, but needs no runway to
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DiscoverT...sxBgwOONQ/