TAAC Conference Flying Demonstrations

Local TV Station, KASA Fox, broadcast this report of the live flying demonstrations at the annual national UAV convention organized by the Technical Analysis and Applications Center (TAAC) from New Mexico State University.

Hundreds of industry experts watched the aerial robots sail over the Rio Grande valley from the Tamaya Resort at Santa Ana Pueblo, patrolling over the Rio Grande bosque and beaming back live surveillance images.

The four models of airborne surveillance machines flying at the conference use ultra quiet “electric” motors to aid in their stealth. They also beamed down live video.

A small hovering UAV called the Air Robot uses four ultra-lightweight carbon-fiber blades and a battery to propel it into the sky.

“This particular one is a weight of only 2 pounds, meaning it’s one of the smallest there are,” said Thomas Meyer of Air Robot headquarters. “This particular system is powered by a battery. It can stay airborne for about 30 minutes.”

“Most folks who have experience with video games these days have no issue with picking up the operation of these,” Scott Newburn of AeroVironment said.

Source: Kasa.com

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