A French electronics company, Parrot, has developed drone planes that can be controlled by an iPhone or other smartphone type devices. This company is mainly focusing on the manufacturing of the drones and the software which creates a game like atmosphere. These drones are quadricopters, they have four separate fans that allow for maneuverable control. Along with the fans, an onboard Linux based computer uses multiple gyro sensors and a micro altimeter to maintain flight via the WiFi control device. Parrot has not released a price for their sales model but I'm guessing it will be pretty expensive. I chose this article because I thought it was interesting that a company would invest that much money into a such a high end toy. I would assume that in a few more years, this technology will reduce in price. This article would fit in the technology section of our class outline.
http://cis471.blogspot.com/2010/06/novel-application-drone-helicopter-with.html
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