{"id":41012,"date":"2011-10-30T15:44:25","date_gmt":"2011-10-30T15:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/japan%e2%80%99s-defense-ministry-would-like-to-introduce-you-to-their-little-friend-discoblog\/"},"modified":"2011-10-30T15:44:25","modified_gmt":"2011-10-30T15:44:25","slug":"japan%e2%80%99s-defense-ministry-would-like-to-introduce-you-to-their-little-friend-discoblog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/astronomy\/japan%e2%80%99s-defense-ministry-would-like-to-introduce-you-to-their-little-friend-discoblog.php","title":{"rendered":"Japan\u2019s Defense Ministry Would Like to Introduce You To Their Little Friend | Discoblog"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Just chillin’…before tearing off at incredible speed.<\/p>

What’s black, spherical, and can run you down at 40 mph? Japan’s mini Death Star, of course.<\/p>

The hovering drone was demonstrated at a tech expo in Japan recently<\/a>, zipping around like a hummingbird and showing off its stability, which is maintained by three gyroscopes. Even if it hits a wall or is whacked by a bystander, the thing hardly pauses.<\/p>

The drone’s possible uses include reconnaissance and rescue, the presenter for the Defense Ministry remarked. The whole thing weighs just 350 grams and was built from commercially available parts at a cost of about $1400.<\/p>

You heard me—commercially available parts. So what are you waiting for?<\/p>

[via PopSci<\/a>]<\/p>

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