Once the helicopter positions the robot on the designated section of the blade, the robot automatically performs the required ...

Students are perfecting an autonomous helicopter they hope will never be used for its intended purpose. The helicopter's main mission would be to assist military investigators in the unthinkable: ...

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Blacksburg, Va. -- Students at Virginia Tech's Unmanned Systems Laboratory are perfecting an autonomous helicopter they hope will never be used for its intended purpose. Roughly six feet long and ...