I think this is the coolest toy I have seen since <a href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=nxt&w=44124348109@N01&s=int">Mindstorms NXT</a> – semi-autonomous spinning helicopter droids with obstacle avoidance and remote control and battle lasers for duels. Very cheap, made in China, lightweight styrofoam body… The high power density of a supercapacitor enables amazing options in design space.

Scoring:

+ 1 🙁 Unsure

Topics:
   + Lego Star Wars
   + Unmanned helicopters
   + WowWee

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Licensing:

• Artist: Steve Jurvetson from Los Altos, USA
• License: CC BY 2.0, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
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• Original datetime: 2008-12-26 21:33
• Upload datetime: 2020-12-13T14:16:58Z
• Uploader: User:Eyes Roger
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   + CC-BY-2.0
   + Flickr images reviewed by FlickreviewR 2
   + Photographs by Steve Jurvetson