Daily Archives: 16 February 2010

New Open Source UAV Autopilot launched.

16 February 2010
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New Open Source UAV Autopilot launched.

In a week containing several new offerings this one stood out as the most exciting. Based on an ARM chip and being bought together by a very enthusiastic team the Open Pilot project could be a game changer. Listen to Angus Peart and David Ankers on the DIYdrones Podcast Read more here :- http://openpilot.org/ Forums here http://forums.openpilot.org/ Bookmark It...

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UK Police Force in trouble over UAV arrest.

16 February 2010
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From the Guardian Newspaper in the UK http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/feb/15/police-drone-arrest-backfires For Merseyside police, the “eye in the sky” arrest was a landmark moment in policing history. The force had managed to track down and apprehend a teenager who had fled from a presumed stolen Renault Clio, senior officers revealed, by using a remote-controlled flying robot equipped with thermal imaging cameras. But...

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