Forum | Classifieds | Lost & Found | CGKA | Industry | Sensors | Forecast | Spots | Seattle | Decals | RSS | Facebook Events | Photos | Search | Register | Profile | Log in to check your messages | Log in  iRobot Johnny five goes kiting          Northwest Kiteboarding -> Gorge / Portland / Oregon Coast previous topic :: next topic   Author Message carolb Since 04 Nov 2006 590 Posts Stevenson, WA in the summer, SPI in the winter Bolstad Clan Sun Mar 16, 08 6:20 pm    iRobot Johnny five goes kiting http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/03/packbot-flies.html The U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command and the Armaments Research, Development, and Engineering Center funded a team from iRobot. They came up with iRobot PackBot prototype strapped to a gasoline-powered, propeller-driven, radio-controlled, steerable parafoil system with an the 11-meter Ozone Razor! It would have worked with a Slingshot and Tucker would have charged a lot less. pdxmonkeyboy Since 16 May 2006 6081 Posts forever labled as the retired kiter & motorhead Unicorn Master Mon Mar 17, 08 2:44 pm    Re: iRobot Johnny five goes kiting carolb wrote: :It would have worked with a Slingshot and Tucker would have charged a lot less. Only downside is that the tucker one would just keep flying to taco bell no matter what they told it to do. . registered Since 12 Jul 2005 1319 Posts tsunami Sandbagger Mon Mar 17, 08 2:59 pm     guess the robot was taught how to deal with stalls and bow ties or they would have gotten him an inflatable. FlyDunes Since 09 Oct 2007 1034 Posts Aloha XTreme Poster Mon Mar 17, 08 3:42 pm     That's more like paragliding, not kiting And they should have used an Ozone Yakuza, not a Razor! Jeez. _________________ Lets FLY        Northwest Kiteboarding -> Gorge / Portland / Oregon Coast All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Northwest Kiteboarding Discussion Forum----------------Gorge / Portland / Oregon CoastFor SaleLost & FoundIndustry SoapboxCGKA  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You can attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum