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Parrot Remote Controlled AR Drone Helicopters for Gaming

Effective Living > Technology

Summary. Gaming manufacturer Parrot has developed a remote control quadricopter that has an on-board video camera.

The helicopter can be controlled using an iPhone or iPad. This makes these helicopters ideal for making areal view videos.

Participants can compete with others by navigating through obstacle courses.

User videos can be saved on the Parrot website and shared with others. The user videos are displayed using location information on a map.

Videos. Below is a video that demonstrates the AR Drone Quadricopter. More videos are available on the AR Drone YouTube Channel.

By Greg Johnson

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