Comments on: MIT’s Flyfire – Miniature Helicopters Turn Sky into Digital Screen (video)

By: Fireworks Obsolete « Visionary Excellence

Fireworks Obsolete « Visionary Excellence — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 17:59:36 +0000

[...] Swarms of miniature heliocopters (remote control or AI) open up new forms of sky writing, light shows, 3D landing strips, or aerial mine fields. Read about MIT’s fireflies and watch the video at Singularity Hub. [...]

By: Scientia Magazine

Scientia Magazine — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:00:19 +0000

Awesome !!

By: arthur

arthur — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:32:07 +0000

I would hate to see it on a windy day, it would be all skewed, or blobbing like jelly if it hasn't been blown to another state first.

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Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:31:24 +0000

[...] MIT’s Flyfire – Miniature Helicopters Turn Sky into Digital Screen – “Robots may be taking your place on the factory floor, but they’re also aiming for higher goals: replacing fireworks and conquering the sky…” [...]

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:52:18 +0000

They'd have to be very stable, as their current size I can't see them being usable outdoors, even indoors I imagine any picture or form they're creating would be fairly wobbly, though this would get better as they get smaller. It also makes me think of Biomimicry and the TED talk with the gecko, except in this case think of the accuracy and speed of a dragonfly.

By: MIT’s swarm of mini-helicopters leaves me in utter awe - Marc Flores - Digitalia - True/Slant

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:51:57 +0000

[...] [via Singularity Hub] [...]

By: Michael Wilson

Michael Wilson — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:17:14 +0000

All I see in this is airborne advertising.