How much weight can a Squirrel carry? I've got some very small portable video cameras that may do the trick, and may be able to give you a Squirrels eye view.<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 2 June 2011 11:19, Darcy Whyte <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:darcy@siteware.com">darcy@siteware.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div><div>I want to take pictures of Squirrel model airplanes while they are flying but from above. Also some dolly shots from behind the plane while it's flying.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Anybody have a helicopter that can carry a camera? If not, I'm game to make a helicopter. If I do this, I'd like to make it autonomous. Perhaps to follow a beacon mounted on the plane. I guess, I'd need to be able to tell the copter to return if it follows the Squirrel into trouble. I suppose a second beacon could be used (or the machine could remember it's starting point).</div>
<div><br></div><div>I think this would be a good project to get into this sort of robotics.</div><div><br></div><div>Any ideas where to start?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br>
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