Multicopters Take Flight | Intel

[@casey360360]

The mechanic for rotation on the vertical axis is freaking awesome! Mounting the props at different angles, slowing props that sit at certain angles while speeding up props of opposing angle. Absolutely brilliant.

[@filmcarsetc]

What does intel have to do with tho?

[@OussamaErraji]

People wondering about why such an Idea: the main reason being easier control. Helicopters are very difficult to pilot and with a machine like this all the job is done by the software running the electronic control of the rotors. All you have to do is to intuitively control the lever, the rest is done by the control units.

[@verybang]

+Oussama Erraji Yes, if the final build goes faster than 5mph

[@TheFishCostume]

+Oussama Erraji Also, multiple rotors like this offers much higher redundancy. If one rotor fails, you still have seventeen more.

[@Dasmaster1]

As opposed of having the computer control a normal helicopter?

[@xponen]

+Das Neko why don't they? My guess is; out-dated tech.

[@Dasmaster1]

xponen Out-dated tech? Such as what?

[@cheddarcheese]

“The Volocopter is super easy to fly, silent and built with electrical simplicity" I think their definition of silent different than mine.

[@clintonlamm7198]

I. Would like to own one. How much does it cost

[@gfdia35]

What's this silent nonsense, none of the human sized drone style copters are even close to silent

[@casey360360]

Compared to a traditional turbine powered helicopter? This is silent.

[@LoretaiMods]

wow such an exciting flight........ GJ grannycopter

[@itserisdev]

Intel is awesome. AMD is awesome. Nvidia is awesome. Everything is awesome

[@DavidSmith-ox4tu]

Having worked on the first revision of the ISC (Intel Server Control) and validating the sensory component instrumentation software it makes me wonder how the control unit and the hardware interface operates.

[@mariobeans]

crazy to think someone might build one with true fpv racing controls.

[@mattleading9888]

Brilliant Chaps thats epic!!

[@geraldharper330]

Awesome. It seems that we only need better batteries.. Nice flight

[@SKRUBL0RD]

nice ROFLCOPTER

[@akargcoldworld6757]

Carbon neutral, cool, on the right track

[@TedSeeber]

I am curious- what is the purpose of the tail cone?

[@TheRealNashvilleLimo]

I love it, but if you lose one engine, your done, and no chance of auto-rotation, or any dead stick glide-ratio... is there a parachute like on a cirrus? I mean it's super cool, but with all those little engines that depend on each other for stability aren't you just increasing your chances for a point of failure? I understand you would not be if you lose one, and the other can off-set such a loss, so I am just wondering if anybody knows what is the minimum\maximum engine failures in which you can still maintain flight or even what you would do in CPU failure, as it seems that condition would be a big concern, as aerodynamically, this defies all basics of lift when those prop aren't turning, it becomes a rock. Please educated me?

[@111danish111]

How long does the battery last ?

[@theduck001]

Why 18 engines (copters): Security! It is more secure than a double-4-copter (8 engines) or double-hexa-copter (12 engines).

[@fredyactionpro]

Hi, Hwo is the of soud track pleace?

[@danielfuka7584]

Silly question, but isn't Airport ATC globally in English?

[@samolet-legko]

Большой расход электроэнергии, требуются моторы большой мощности и аккумуляторы с большой ёмкостью и токаотдачей. И искусственный шум сильно мешает просмотру, дурацкая мода намеренно ухудшать качество звука и видео.

[@leonardomena6321]

me acuerdo cuando andaban asiendo las primeras pruebas felisidades. chingon

[@householdnamenyc]

Congratulations on this record-setting flight! 'Democratizing flight' is a visionary goal; one that will radically change the future of commuting.

[@ShahHarsh1999]

This is inspire me and proud to being Electronics and communication Engineer

[@carlhopkinson]

Now they need to bring up the lateral speed to at least 80 mph.

[@RennieAsh]

The audio is very distracting and doesn't fit someone flying the thing at 2km/h and a rotation speed of 1 every 3 minutes ;p

[@sapphires786]

agreed! you must be into music or sound field to have pointed that ;)

[@RennieAsh]

Sapphires7 interested in it yes :-) Haven't studied it "officially" though.

[@scharlackrenan]

CONGRATULATIONS!!

[@kurito_]

how long lasts the battery? or does it need fuel?

[@TheFishCostume]

+Combum It's electric.

[@carlhopkinson]

battery lasts about an hour.

[@debojitkakoti8021]

nice i like this design

[@marcosmedeiros2552]

Tecnologia inovadora para um futuro melhor ..

[@CarlyWaarly]

Can this float to the ground if the power or electronics fail?

[@athertop]

Haha, like a brick floats!

[@CarlyWaarly]

Auto rotation?

[@athertop]

+CSMedia in autorotation on a standard helicopter, you have a variable (collective) pitch and the resistance if a huge mechanical gearbox to control the speed of descent. On a multirotor with no power the motor would provide no control whatsoever.

[@CarlyWaarly]

Paul Atherton Thanks!

[@SydneySewerat]

the volocopter comes with a ballistic parachute for safety and aircraft protection, and is supposed to be more reliable than a helicopter so hopefully hardly ever needed.

[@Sauerland39]

25 Minuten Flugzeit sind nicht wirklich viel........bleibt zu hoffen, das die Akkus in Zukunft Leistungsstärker werden und sich somit die Flugzeit deutlich erhöhen wird........

[@flooxz8653]

Zeigt mir bitte mal einen sinnvollen Anwendungsfall für diesen Volocopter. Sinnvoller Anwendungsfall heißt, wo ich dem bisher verwendeten Konzept bei Drehflüglern gegenüber einen Vorteil habe. Bis jetzt kann ich ja leider nur Nachteil entdecken: Sehr geringe Flugzeit ( max. 30 Min), keine Möglichkeit einer Autorotation und geringe Zuladung. Wo bitte ist dieses Konzept denn inovativ?

[@flooxz8653]

"In der Stadt" wird es auch für dieses Fluggerät keine Start- und Landeerlaubnis geben. Außer es ist ein Fluggerät zur Rettung von Personen und dafür reicht die Zuladung bei Weitem nicht aus. Vielleicht um Hunde und Katzen zur Notaufnahme zu transportieren sollte es ausreichen.

[@carlhopkinson]

I fly this in MicroSoft Flight Simulator....so cool.

[@WhatEvaYsay]

After reading thru all thse comment I still dun get why with all the rotors??

[@xpeter123xplaysonyoutube]

to lift the weight. they are electric and not as powerful as petrol or diesel so they need more

[@athertop]

Each rotor provides thrust and enough are required to lift the craft plus passengers, plus have enough in reserve to provide redundancy plus have enough in excess to provide control - so it move through wind/weather. Safety in numbers (redundancy) provides enough lift to maintain control if one or more motors fail, allowing a safe emergency landing. If you just had 4 motors/props and one fails, then you'd be screwed! Normally, you design a multirotor to provide twice the required thrust of the all-up weight (AUW).

[@Mepulan]

at first I read Yolocopter

[@tabcreedence6553]

It's actually roflcopter

[@nob0dy27_]

Tab Creedence my roflcopter goes soi soi soi

[@code988yay]

I was half expecting it to go into hyperspace once it was high enough They should add a rocket thing on the Back hole to speed it up

[@bluefireyoutubezxprofireba7755]

Yeah, but if they but a "rocket thing" on the back, it would just do front flips and crash, Genius.

[@what5385]

Permission to initiate warp speed

[@CarlyWaarly]

Would it not be more efficient to have the blades incorporated into the frame, not on top, it would also protect them.

[@RennieAsh]

It's probably lighter and more stable (and cheaper) for what they wanted to do. Also considering the amount of motors this is probably a more rigid structure.

[@leonardphilippgaffke2490]

Ja toll.^^ Und wo ist bei diesem Ding jetzt der genaue Vorteil gegenüber einem gewöhnlichen Helikopter? Ich meine wozu das Rad neu erfinden? Für eine ernstgemeinte Antwort von den Erfindern oder Ihren Mitarbeitern wäre ich dankbar. Ich wäre sehr dankbar für eine detailgenaue jedoch trotzdem auch für Laien verständliche Erläuterung der Unterschiede dieser Technologie gegenüber dem herkömmlichen Helikopter. Aber bitte wirklich nur von Fachleuten die direkt an diesem Projekt beteiligt sind. Auf irgendwelche Klugscheißererklärungen von Möchtegernbescheidwissern lege ich keinen Wert.

[@Sauerland39]

Du hast lediglich nur noch einen Joystick zum steuern und nicht so ne komplizierte Steuerung wie bei nem Hubschrauber...

[@RafaelHabegger]

12min fligh time max as dji?

[@ellemar1614]

soundtrack?

[@aybin.v.k9562]

Thanks

[@ravieze]

how is this any better thanheli copters?

[@rickhobson3211]

Wish we could have had this without the music.

[@1950Raman]

If one fan fails, will the system remain afloat?

[@barrymccoy8353]

Thomas Wilson this is for you!

[@dronbot3720]

price?

[@zakirullah4088]

Its superb.

[@thesaturdaytechchannelwith553]

The benefits of this I believe would probably be as drones naturally calculate the geometry of the flight, it would mean the majority of the inflight mathematics can be done by a computer and therefore, as a result, the pilot only has to be focused on what and where he wants to go without additional inflight problems, a helicopter or even a plan/jet pilot would be concerned about, as you can clearly see the man demonstrating the model drone-copter has only got directional monitors, simple-to-use start up controls, radio and a joystick which makes this as easy to fly as it is effectively to drive a car (in terms of complexity, not functionality). I believe in contrast, that if this were to be commercially available there would have to be heavier regulation as if their were millions upon millions flying around in the these drone-copters due to accessibility and it would have to be taxed the same as a helicopter in my opinion as it's a legitimate mode of transport that would require many people nation or world wide in a much larger more connected air traffic control network and would be very complicated to manage. So yeah, I seem an indefinite future for this technolgy and if this becomes commercially available with the adequate regulation and management would be something of a transport based revolution!

[@thesaturdaytechchannelwith553]

(Overwise in short, JUST HAVE MY MONEY NOW!).

[@thesaturdaytechchannelwith553]

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[@salmanrasuli8150]

TheSaturdayTechChannel WithMusicAndGaming

[@hbarudi]

Great concept being electric and all, but it can't go for more than a few miles before it says battery low. Looks like it is targeted to major cities that can use this to get around inside the city but never out of a city. Made out of fiber reinforced composite material that is lightweight and strong and has mass of 290kg and can carry 160kg on it. But we still don't have an electric helicopter with battery life that is comparable to a gas tank for a gas helicopter yet. I wish they continue this research until one such thing can be made.

[@carlhopkinson]

I WANT ONE!!!!

[@dkilroy7037]

Hi Im working on a show about amazing machines for the BBC and would love to get permission to use this film in the show. Could you please provide me with an email address of the relevant person to speak to? Thanks.

[@Intel]

Hello! You can send your request to our Trademarks and Branding team at [e-mail].

[@mohini656]

Yes, sheare it mix of my favorite. thanks. today.

[@foreverraining1522]

How does this thing create thrust?!

[@carlhopkinson]

By tilting the rotor assembly....just like in a helicopter.

[@shravanshravan4402]

its very dangerous, any single rotor failure can make it out of balance and even if you are using some balancing algorithm still it may be difficult to make an emergency escape for the pilot .

[@einfachnurleo7099]

... I understand what you want to say, but what do you think happens if the same thing happens to a helicopter? If think you´ll be able to get this thing down save even if 2 rotos fail (they probably built in a few extra once just to be save)

[@RennieAsh]

I think it could compensate quite well for one motor failing. The battery on the other hand...

[@athertop]

I build multi-rotors, and even a hexacopter (6 rotors) can be controllable if a rotor fails - as long as its designed so that the remaining rotors are able to produce enough thrust - so its all down to design! No doubt the other electronics of a man carrying multi-rotor would have been designed with redundancy too, allowing for failure. Without variable (collective) pitch rotors a multi-rotor is disadvantaged in power loss situations, compared with traditional helis, so a lot more thought needs to be given to redundant systems.

[@circleinfo]

But it is much safer then a helicopter. If one rotor from a helicopter fails... Well then you can say goodbye to the world. Multicopters like these are programmed that the remaining ones are compensating the broken ones. One one side the will go faster on other side they will go slower. Even 5 rotors could break (not on the same side tho) and you can still landing safe.

[@junoguten]

In a regular helicopter you have control of the angle of the blades, so in case of full engine failure and providing you're not too close to the ground you can unclutch and use the fall to spin up the rotors and then change the angle to generate lift right before you land.

[@manstaha]

how much is this selling for?

[@camuri_negreira]

Great! now to increase the autonomy.

[@mostafasaadinasab6338]

#all awesome

[@kevlar8899]

Music by????? (please)

[@mostafasaadinasab6338]

Intelligente awesome

[@NedvigimostSpain]

Muy bien!

[@bluefireyoutubezxprofireba7755]

I would of flew that as high as he was flying it at 2:50 and jump out, literally! Since I'm 28 how would I die?

[@bluefireyoutubezxprofireba7755]

I won't die since my bones are quite soft since I'm 13

[@hemanthmadipalli6121]

superb brossssssssss

[@pangkolmo]

The say UFO ain't true. Look you made one! :)

[@-cutekey2454]

maybe a car of the future

[@aksiiska9470]

Wie lange kann die Maschine in der luft bleiben? ein konventioneller Hubschrauber... leider gab es auf deutsch keine gescheiten ergebnisse uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090116125519AAAYK9f&guccounter=1

[@maskman4821]

awesome

[@ilustrado7291]

What do you guys think would happen if 1 of the motors die? Perhaps a bird went through it or somethin

[@athertop]

Redundancy allows for failed motors - thats why there are so many!

[@ilustrado7291]

Paul Atherton I see. That makes more sense.

[@itserisdev]

+Helium Punk (H3) Exactly. And just like in your car with how it has abs and sensors and stuff, it could increase a motors power to compensate.

[@N8904V]

It does not go fast (Its slow). He does not fly it far.. It can't fly any higher then that?

[@fidellouisfks2558]

good

[@hbsharkman]

a helicopter with Meltdown?

[@bhushanraymal9125]

Is running over electrical power

[@MRSKTHAKUR]

team work

[@akshayrathore2882]

I thought we passed the point of invention helicopter some 70 years back

[@xpeter123xplaysonyoutube]

these are basiclly giant drones and they are quieter and lighter (read the description)

[@akshayrathore2882]

Peters Games giant manned drones? so a helicopter basically.

[@athertop]

I we had given up further inovation after inventing the wheel, then you'd have a lovely set of wooden rims on your pimp up cart!

[@circleinfo]

Every person with hands could fly a multicopter like this without much knowledge. Do you also can say this about helicopters? I will visit you at your grave. On Top of that 5 rotors can break and you are still flying. What will happen if the one rotor of a helicopter will break?

[@billjuhasz3875]

With the same electronics a regular helicopter would indeed be just as easy to fly. Try to fly a quad or "Volo" copter without fly by wire, gyro stabilized, GPS control, it would be essentially impossible. What makes this thing easy to fly is not the configuration, it's the computers. I also wonder if this thing has any ability to auto-rotate, as is required of all helicopters. Without auto-rotation capability this thing would fall like a stone if it ran out of power. A normal helicopter can land without power by using the "auto-rotating" blades to fly like an auto-gyro, I con't see how Volocopter would do this with the fixed pitched blades.

[@kaduoliveira2390]

Eu apenas acho que deveria haver um motor exclusivo para cada helice tornando o assim quase que zero a chance de possiveis acidentes porque em caso de pane de um outro daria sustentacao

[@SiapSiup]

But why ? Isnt normal helicopters good enough? I think that one strong rotor is better that few smaller. It seems like art for art.

[@ltrodd]

+cotytupocotytu Why? Lose an engine or 2 or 3 and your fine in this one, it's mechanically very simple so it requires very little maintenance, it's far cheaper to run, it's potentially far cheaper to build, the computer can precisely control rotors to make very simple flight controls rather than complex flight controls of regular copter, etc...

[@RennieAsh]

Normal helicopter needs a tail for balance, is heavier, louder, more difficult to control - if something is slightly out of balance, helicopter self destructs.

[@circleinfo]

Even a kid could fly such multicopter. You simply need nearly no knowledge. Thats the whole point of this. Making a helicopter flying licence is hard as hell and takes extremly long time. With something like these you could simply fly to work.

[@Round_Death]

Do a flip plz.

[@thefrub]

If it's electric, why does it have an exhaust pipe like a normal chopper?

[@nelsonwalker7105]

It might be cooling fan exhaust for batteries

[@junoguten]

They probably just took the body from a normal heli and cut off the tail.

[@huiyterts1503]

Wow. you made a helicopter not only pointless and more expensive than a ordinary heli... you also made a less efficient heli as well. but hey... good work???

[@geertvisser6629]

Huiy Terts i thought exactly the same thing XD

[@jamesneilsongrahamloveinth1301]

Looks potentially safer than an ordinary helicopter, more stable, easier to fly and cheaper to maintain. I guess that's a start . . .

[@gusty_scarf]

there also going to be used as taxis in major cities like New York, Singapore, Paris, Tokyo, and Berlin.

[@bryangracia8324]

This is The future?

[@mariangeedow5005]

Tarkus of Catarina some l go. S

[@ewed418]

this "drone" it's so easy to fly, easy like flight simulator :) that's the breakthrough

[@muhnadalswidani9043]

Volocopter ist geferlich

[@hatatehimekaidou7442]

Yolocopter

[@fasteddieskustoms]

lol

[@emart687]

Why is he scared to fly forward, what's the point of just hovering ?

[@maxiecoates8108]

1st ever manned test of a non-mechanical helicopter probably has something to do with. You walk before you run.

[@kayrxx7123]

AMD would need to use only 1 fan to fly...

[@erayzpr2677]

neden intel olduğunu bir daha anlıyoruz.

[@slick4401]

"...and then Hitler saw it and ordered it made to carry bombs. The end."

[@Astraphic]

Why not just have a single rotor like a helicopter?

[@cal1k]

Then you have to have the anti torque rotor and i think this is simpler in a sense that its all separate motors

[@gunnntha]

+Astraphic because of weight saving reasons, you'd have to have big and heavy parts of steel and other heavy materials. Like this you can spread the load evenly out. At least that's what I think haha. You're also losing weight because there's no need for a rear rotor and the long rod it is mounted on

[@Astraphic]

Fritzebommel Hans I agree, however it seems very very slow

[@timothychung9265]

+Astraphic They probably have a limited area to test the helicopter on so it can't possibly go fast in a small area. But a problem with the multirotor is that it cannot auto rotate and land if one of the motor fails.

[@BuGBurnout]

+Astraphic YO DAWG I heard you like helicopters and we put rotors on your rotor.

[@mostafasaadinasab6338]

#Designer#episode episode Full#dank vielen#Highlights#subskribe

[@barrymccoy8353]

Leave it up to the Germans!

[@ackkipfer]

This is not safe, i mean in a scenario on witch you lost let's say power, helicoperter and even gyrocopter have the ability to do AUTO-ROTATION, u can't do in here....not with that setup at least! Now, sure as hell it's way simple to pilot, no arguments on that! But any CPU could do that, no need for intel Xtreme some some something super powerfull.. not at all

[@thetaai8262]

now all it need is a nuclear reactor and you can stay in the air for years

[@PatatjesDora]

Forgot to unsub after the giveaway Kappa

[@Fietsaap]

+Mario van Rooij Precies

[@thayronyfernandes1301]

#internetjusta

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[@riyakadam1475]

lol that man can easily fall from the volocoptor no doors not a right design :/

[@yaglehoole5662]

One look at the air frame and I can tell it was an over-engineered Deusche contraction.

[@chemukef6512]

Seriously, what the point of this drone? You are to late, all industry have already done this kind of project to replace tourist plane, medical helicopter and ship in florida .you have the new electric drone solarpulse4000 by "technitron silicon" with 80 km autonomy which can carry 230 kg and speed 80 miles/h. you have to get only license car and get ready to fly.

[@Lawi_Jake]

just German things

[@sergiojew4828]

buyer ready too.. asap respond transfer money multi drones asap transfer to my LBC CORPORATE ACCESS

[@YouTubeSupportTeams]

so how long do the batteries last? wasting money on useless tech

[@erniep8214]

Pretty much nothing new, it is just a scaled up over the counter neighborhood drone product....

[@userwl2850]

I think a less fat, younger pilot would have been better. Looks easier to control than mario kart,,,,, ha ha ha,,, so longee bowser.