I feel like they spent the majority of their budget making their CG promotional video. There is less than ten seconds of footage of it actually flying.
@prettynoose84978 жыл бұрын
1:13 'spy on people'; as the camera hovers two little girls! Yeah...that's not stalker, creepy, predator at all!!!!
@willeager81149 жыл бұрын
When he says "spy on people" there's a picture of kids.
@ardvarkkkkk19 жыл бұрын
Will Eager Something for the high tech pedophile.
@charles.happy.forever9 жыл бұрын
Will Eager so fun
@sgreen410 жыл бұрын
they asked for 100 grand, got well over a million in funding and have not made anything yet. People are getting angry thinking that they have been scammed
@SMGJohn9 жыл бұрын
And they were, these crowd funding sites are counter productive
@jg65829 жыл бұрын
***** Because it belongs to the Air Force now.
@DRF10019 жыл бұрын
Jared Graber Ist Recce ? I would hasten CIA/SOG and others like DEVGRU
@jg65829 жыл бұрын
Whats SOG?
@704macleod9 жыл бұрын
Defense doesn't throw money away on nutters, they see a future full of nastiness for this little beast.
@Atka5910 жыл бұрын
Wow, I just got a months worth of exaggerated claims in one video!
@simplerohan977010 жыл бұрын
bro.. it's a promotional video than a discovery channel documentary
@Atka5910 жыл бұрын
Simple Rohan No offense intended, but your comment is too simple Rohan! Is your point that because it is promotional that I should expect exaggeration and therefore not mention it?
@simplerohan977010 жыл бұрын
Atka59 Respect you from a cynic's perspective... funded by USAF, there has to be strength to it.. exaggeration to some, might be reality to others
@beaglemanzzz9 жыл бұрын
2 1/2 years later, where's the dragonfly?
@AlmightyyCres8 жыл бұрын
+beaglemanzzz quad copters took over.
@jghpdx7838 жыл бұрын
+Jorgen297 Of course...it's coming out of academia.
@GodBlessHipHop8 жыл бұрын
+beaglemanzzz I bet you they had major problems putting a camera on this thing, without a stabilizer its useless, and there is no gimbal small enough and light enough to add that will keep the device in the air?
@Tbonyandsteak8 жыл бұрын
+beaglemanzzz Gone black proberly.
@ElijahJohnSanders11 жыл бұрын
And I gotta say, with 3d printing, flexible screens, and everything else that's been coming out, this is definitely one of the coolest and most versatile :)
@jarodmorris61110 жыл бұрын
What happens when a bird thinks this is lunch and grabs it and flies away?
@tsohgallik10 жыл бұрын
A guy from India is leading this, oh great, I guess we know who everyone's going to bow down to in the future. A robot with an Indian-English accent, with a throne made out of skulls, SkyNet here we come.
@Lemmingcave10 жыл бұрын
a few questions: - How long does the battery last? I guess no more then half an hour. - How stable is it in wind? - Why would it be better then a QC drone if it can't carry a load? - The army uses even smaller drones then these already, then why would you use this one? - How much sound does it produces? (if used for spionage missions) - How will it ever protect your house if they just can carry it whit them? - Why does every promotional video lies?
@selvappriyaabhavaanee1172 жыл бұрын
Lies! Lies and more Lies! It is really sickening, when kids eagerly try do make them for their school or college projects, to see these Dragon Lies, flutter hopelessly on the dirt instead of the clouds! Plain lure to get funds and sales offers and investments from those - - - - s who believe in these younsters. Too bad from the Scientific Perspective.
@Barnacules9 жыл бұрын
This is really awesome but I'm not sure how this could possibly be more efficient then a quad rotor since they produce constant thrust.
This is fake. It cant fly with such small wings. Look at real dragonfly and her wings/body ratio, and then look at this robot. Where is battery ? Is it so small, that it's not visible ? So, how long this robot can "function" (I doubt it can fly) with such small battery ?
@OdinzEinherjar9 жыл бұрын
Andrelo1111 WTF? You just witnessed it fly at the start of the video,its not fake,its not made of lead is it so it does fly and it costs over a grand.
@user-yq6qp9nl2k9 жыл бұрын
VIKINGODIN
@DRF10019 жыл бұрын
It can hover and glide . Principle takeaway ? Flies , birds and cockroaches are at the back of R&D's ' vending machine . We , on the consumer level see whats at the front . Quite literally, 1984 is now a cliche . And yes , even cloaking or really assimilation with its surface
@nelsman9 жыл бұрын
Looks like a promotion video for funding. I can't wait to see it actually work.
@rajendramehta77779 жыл бұрын
This is amazing. Congratulations to the development team. Its usefulness is unquestionable. However, it can easily fall in wrong hands and then we have problems.
@MaxPanic10 жыл бұрын
A great tool for oppressing people... well done!
@enzomaidana10 жыл бұрын
dont feel oppressed.. feel releeeeeased..
@niklar5510 жыл бұрын
The military already have them, so this is 'reinventing the wheel' for what? To spy on your neighbours? Next invention; an anti nano-drone missile system?
@MaxPanic10 жыл бұрын
Gordon Freeman, Have you seem what happens to children when a bomb is dropped on or near them? I guess certain ways of beheading people are acceptable, while others are not.
@niklar5510 жыл бұрын
John Ioannou Beheading people is unacceptable in any circumstances, and so is bombing people. Only lunatic psychopaths would suggest otherwise.
@MaxPanic10 жыл бұрын
niklar55, That's exactly my point.
@Sturtma10 жыл бұрын
What is the battery life during active usage? What is the maximum operational distance? What software does the Dragonfly support? Does it have flight plan or waypoint capabilities? What is the resolution of the attached camera?
@stereostudios8369 жыл бұрын
Is it G.P.S. enabled? is it easy to repair on-sight? Is there a web-sight? is this all a joke?
@SpiidAcis10 жыл бұрын
Even the uploader's name is Giant Rat. How trustworthy
@simplerohan977010 жыл бұрын
Your name is spider ass, how ironic
@SpiidAcis10 жыл бұрын
haha :D you again. either you are a part of this cheesy scam, or you invested in it. Either way, the pitty
@simplerohan977010 жыл бұрын
SpiidAcis lol.. just an engineer who builds small robots.. but eitherway I think indiegogo and kicstarter are great platforms and a firm believer
@jessiefrank10 жыл бұрын
that was funny.
@AURESHION10 жыл бұрын
SpiidAcis he is in on the scam. the only thing that you can find on his account is stuff related to this video
@LocoMarioPL9 жыл бұрын
Fantastic, young people ! The world's future is you.
@ddegn Жыл бұрын
Wow, this raised more than a million dollars. The final product must be amazing.
@lakecrab8 жыл бұрын
Love to see bright young people working toward success.
@TheSqoou10 жыл бұрын
Stereo camera built in?!!! Okay. Dear Santa, I want this for my birth anniversary !!!
@mohanh773410 жыл бұрын
Flying insects provide lot inspiration to modern technologists to mimic and develop similar machines that can be used in many exciting applications.
@tuchler29 жыл бұрын
They raised over $1.1M on an Indiegogo campaign in Dec. 2012. Haven't shipped a single unit. Nice videos but not much more.
@thesilentcartographer52738 жыл бұрын
Damn.
@shadowsniper13348 жыл бұрын
+Dan Tuchler if you read the fine print on the video, paypal and indiegogo is holding their money
@sukhonin4 жыл бұрын
Hello from 2020! How are you, Dragonfly?
@ignasanchezl10 жыл бұрын
Im sure it flies under 8 minutes and the motors are lower than 65% efficient do to the size
@robotdragonfly11 жыл бұрын
That is true. We don't expect the video to be as stable given the small size of the drone, esp. if its a windy day.
@avalanchexy10 жыл бұрын
a crow will grab your dragonfly and tear it apart.
@garyoptica10 жыл бұрын
Nature is the greatest innovator in the Universe.
@branman33363 жыл бұрын
Lol “world first aerial photography tool” perfected drone technology; “Am i a joke to you?”
@watchman-pu7tp10 жыл бұрын
It seems to me that to make this thing useful for surveillance would take a camera with size, weight, and image stabilization technologies more advanced than what it takes to make it fly. But if they can deliver what they promise, it will be a really impressive device.
@SYNFPVPILOT10 жыл бұрын
Instantly classified. Literally.. we'll never see it :)
@alecrisser1210 жыл бұрын
the wings are the only dragonfly design, and it will be 100 years before that thing is as agile as a dragonfly. its neat though
@mikekrout9 жыл бұрын
this is very cool tec,, we are getting better ar the years go by good job guys
@AarChv11 жыл бұрын
i know what these guys should do with this. if they manage to make a fully autonomous controls, whether through external controls (ie a program running on a computer communicating with the robot from a ways away) or internal controls (basic programming loaded on the robot), and if they continue making it smaller, they need to make plant pollinators. Robotic bees for commercial use.
@error.41811 жыл бұрын
On their website it says: "With 20 environmental sensors, cameras and GPS capabilities, it can be developed to track athletes, outdoor events or integrated with an App as a fun way to plot or retrace a day of skiing, hiking or whatever you like." So I'm guessing the answer is yes.
@damocles967610 жыл бұрын
Wow!It's really amazing!But it remind s me some German flying applications.Really great!:-)
@westminster1931 Жыл бұрын
The Dragonfly is a failed crowdfunding project that was to build a miniaturized four-winged ornithopter UAV designed by TechJect. The Dragonfly supposedly was designed for: aerial photography, interactive gaming, autonomous patrolling for security and surveillance, etc.[1] The project claimed that the UAV was going to manufactured by TechJect, but all development was canceled after crowdfunding IndieGoGo refused to release money.[2]
@liamnoah5567 Жыл бұрын
Draganfly ($DPRO) is undoubtedly the best solution when looking for an autonomous drone (or manual if you want), for any use. They have currently been chosen by Lufthansa to strengthen the maritime search and rescue infrastructure, they are helping civilians and military personnel in Ukraine by providing them with drones to detect and defuse mines, deliver medicines to the sick and much more. I personally see it as the best innovative company in terms of the services that its drones offer. In fact, it was chosen by the US government to send its drones to rescue Ukraine
@johnarizona382010 жыл бұрын
Awesome! The lower sound output is a huge benefit compared to multi rotor rc's. I think you should add mentioning that feature in your demo. What is the db output? Now let's see one big enough to carry 200+#! ;)
@vincethewizard7 жыл бұрын
There are now hundreds of these shown flying on the internet, all different designs, so that can only mean that these guys just ripped us off. GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK!!
@ZiFrenZie8 жыл бұрын
They claim it's so light-weight and small. If so then it probably can only fly for like literally 2 minutes max.
@enzomaidana10 жыл бұрын
its way too big for spying. my grandmother would knock it down with the sweeper
@mortvald10 жыл бұрын
spy outside the window
@samstevens264710 жыл бұрын
Or fly near a bush or tree to conceal it.
@robotdragonfly11 жыл бұрын
We will develop some Apps for the higher end models and open up the Development environment for users as well. There are lots of agility, endurance, target tracking etc games that can be deployed for the platforms. We will post updates on those progressively
@D1FF3R3NTGAMEPLAYSJAY11 жыл бұрын
Real Dragonflies are probably making jokes about this:D
@EngineeringFun10 жыл бұрын
As a plane this is inefficient. As a heli, even more so. A QC is probably a better idea. This is great for bringing grants to some grad school group. It has some merit, yes, but not nearly matching the inflated claims at the beginning of the video. Slowly it's comming to your street too. In the future you will have these things (much smaller) flying everywhere undetected, in your yard and your house like mosquitoes, working in teams, hiding behind drapes so that some regulated or not bureaucratic entity knows and records every breath or fart you take since you're born and till you die and of course sell the database to anyone willing to pay a penny/ Gbyte except you (such as your ex wife trying to get custody on your kids or a future boss who wants to know if you've been a good boy/girl and deserve a raise or a layoff).
@Nomoreidsleft10 жыл бұрын
They got over $1M from Indiegogo. Over a year and no delivery. People are complaining about lack of news and progress. I build quadcopter as a hobby, and I know this is not going to be an easy project. Realistically, I don't even think they have a flying model.
@GodBlessHipHop8 жыл бұрын
I bet you had major problems putting a camera on this thing, without a stabilizer its useless, and there is no gimbal small enough and light enough to add that will keep your device in the air? You took over a million dollars, what did you do with it?
@GodBlessHipHop7 жыл бұрын
Hossam Zayed where??
@vinccorp94457 жыл бұрын
i think is good for 3 mins fly
@BrennansMusic10 жыл бұрын
That was a funny video. They show this thing that looked like an unsteady windup toy, then show video from a quadcopter with a GoPro camera on it. Sure that little floppy thing took that video, sure. I'm in the military. If I showed my command this thing, I'd be taking a drug test before the day is out.
@CPS210 жыл бұрын
Yeah... I thought that in-flight footage looked suspiciously stable..
@simplerohan977010 жыл бұрын
CPS2 . Of course it isn't stable yet, have you even read that it's an R&D initiate by people, not your typical Big and huge toys like Quad-copters carrying heavy camera payloads
@OriginalRaghudon9 жыл бұрын
Nice one Jayant! Wish you all the best.
@CodyWolfeVevo10 жыл бұрын
Looks like it would be no where near as stable as a quadcopter even with the gyroscopes it would probably shake around no way you'd get a steady video out of it.
@TheRobHacker10 жыл бұрын
Well try Googling something called " Image stabilization " under computer vision. It's used on every camera system in the world right now.
@PedroCruzK-202010 жыл бұрын
TECNOLOGIA INCREIBLE
@TheGiedow10 жыл бұрын
"spy on people" >shows kids
@felixccaa10 жыл бұрын
did NSA order some?
@baswijkstra1310 жыл бұрын
felixccaa probably
@nickfury127910 жыл бұрын
Bas Wijkstra they're gonna be disappointed then
@matteomas879110 жыл бұрын
thank you for helping us reach the next level. Cheers!
@FPVREVIEWS10 жыл бұрын
this has a lot of potential. i would love to see a larger version.
@jonvigil10 жыл бұрын
lol this would produce arial photography / video on par with me throwing a $1 Chinese made toy camera like a baseball after hitting the record button.
@brokebackfountain11 жыл бұрын
I have numerous questions... 1. When will they be available for purchase? 2. Do the different wing styles work together (i.e. Bat wing + Dragonfly wing)? 3. Does the camera on the Dragonfly send live video feed to the controller? If you would answer these questions I would be very happy :D
@diamondsos44256 жыл бұрын
I highly doubt I can put this in my pocket and take it out in one piece
@andrewkeener548010 жыл бұрын
Its taken humans this long to only mimic the simplest task of nature.
@elc203410 жыл бұрын
ähhh it took nature much much much longer to develop wings
@Spacemanchuck10 жыл бұрын
elc2034 Was going to say the same thing. (: We've begun a whole new line of evolution.
@Sirgabriel9710 жыл бұрын
elc2034 Humans knew wings beforehand
@1whoDoesSimply10 жыл бұрын
Funny how you think flying is simple.
@andrewkeener548010 жыл бұрын
I don't think it's simple. I implied that it was simple for nature.
@robotdragonfly11 жыл бұрын
There are 3 different communication channels on the Dragonfly. Yes, Data 2Mbps can be sent over one of the radio channels (which is not Wi-Fi). More information is available on the project page
@robotdragonfly11 жыл бұрын
OMEGA has GPS, and yes you can control it with just GPS alone. the 2.4Ghz RC is capable of 200-500 ft of control, more can be achieved if you have wi-fi networks in the vicinity
@dublinbanjo10 жыл бұрын
This technology is really promising, good effort!
@olafurssonkyllian81539 жыл бұрын
have you heard about the japanese 雀蜂 Suzumebachi or Hornet , it is really as big as a japanese killer bee , really as big as a japanese hornet, just as not noisy as the real thing. using solar panel batteries , with video camera onboard gps and it can walk too. I saw t a month ago at an robot show in Tokyo and it is just amazing, Japan is leading the way of future technology while we just try to keep up with the present
@reaperguy10 жыл бұрын
And the scientist who were in on atomic energy thought he was doing a good thing for humanity too.
@ZULKARWINSAFARAZI9 жыл бұрын
promise me doc, do not develop a skynett otherwise our world will be ruled by robotic terminators.
@haryadis22018 жыл бұрын
Fantastic discovery. Now, we need to stay alert, ensuring no dragonfly proximate to us.
@robotdragonfly11 жыл бұрын
No. Those are example scenarios of application. We are getting latest videos posted in the next few weeks. But they will not be as wobbly, because of a number of filters and fast capture rate cameras
@N3bu14Gr4y11 жыл бұрын
"Each iteration gets smaller, and more efficient." We live in an age where our children might legitimately exclaim, "Mom, a frog ate my robot!"
@baxter54318 жыл бұрын
When is someone going to build a "GORT" type robot? THAT would be impressive!
@norbertrivera9 жыл бұрын
One problem with this is that can be attacked easily in the air by a predator bird and bye dragonfly. ...But shure is great device I'm interested.
@MySlimdudestyle10 жыл бұрын
dude if you made this rideable that would be epic
@thomasdent45510 жыл бұрын
Wow! Mom, I want one for Christmas!
@dubstepbot10 жыл бұрын
it actually is now real but I'm not sure of how good the quality is but it seems pretty stable during flight
@stephenpain460610 жыл бұрын
As someone who spent most of his life making real Helicopters and a model enthusiast who fly`s all types of models I find this an interesting project. However power of the battery's in a model or the engines and fuel in a real aircraft is a huge issue. Even using Li Po batteries I cant see this thing flying for long. Also as an engineer I cant see the life mechanically of such a unit being that long either. If you consider my comments worth while I would love to play with one. But I would be critical.
@Tomken8d29 жыл бұрын
If you offer them in much larger sizes they'll be more stable in a breeze. Otherwise im sticking with the 2 foot dia Cyclone UFO quadcopter. I suppose the military grade ultra capacity battery isn't available?
@paullaski793910 жыл бұрын
It doesn't look very robust . But I like the tech.
@robotdragonfly11 жыл бұрын
That is not a bad idea at all! It is infact very well thought of.
@marvenwilsonsdonque156810 жыл бұрын
but when the wind hits on!! this will go down
@Pjazerlazer9 жыл бұрын
Haha that's my major as well. Just bought an ornithopter too.
@callahancovington42786 жыл бұрын
*90% of flying footage is concept CGI, there's your red flag right there.*
@berbandis9 жыл бұрын
Three years post funding and still no product? They may make this but by the time they do quad copters will have logged billions of flight hours and thousands of upgrades/improvements. Not a horse I would bet on.
@vincethewizard8 жыл бұрын
Let's start a class action and sue these jerks!! I lost money like a fool, and want it back. They just ripped us off, they're college boys, they knew what they were doing.....
@LanternOfLight77 жыл бұрын
they will make good lawyers lol
@azmose8911 жыл бұрын
I'm totally getting one to fly through my house from my bedroom, and watch how people react.
@rajeshwarchinna8 жыл бұрын
even james bond want one of this...oh yeah!
@1980cantrell10 жыл бұрын
I spent 4 tours in Iraq ..I could've used one but the only down fall I see that u should work on . especially if u want a military contract is to make it where its compact as a soldier we need to be able to almost fold it up to fit it some where in reach in a mid to small pocket and be able to grab it and flip it open and go.... Also you should pair it with sunglasses with LCD screen on left upper inside lens so we can see in real time ...also distance we must in a battle field be able to fly at least 50-100 yards... This should be done to it if possible than it would be the ultimate tool... But great job...
@nickfury127910 жыл бұрын
are they developing this still? or has it entered production? This would be an interesting RC aircraft to own
@kamalsarin34838 жыл бұрын
Reciprocating motion can never be more efficient than rotational movement. Nature has a limitation that it cant give rotational movement to the wings of birds. so Nature settled for reciprocal movement.
@niravshah140811 жыл бұрын
Good question! That's exactly what I would like to know. The one I ordered is Gamma mach 2 (so does not come with gps).
@19RedRhino898 жыл бұрын
Wtf are the police going to stop with a remote control dragonfly? Last thing we need is the police monitoring us with drones anyway.
@cirusMEDIA10 жыл бұрын
But how long will it fly on a single charge??
@krap10110 жыл бұрын
probably 2-3 mins...
@krap10110 жыл бұрын
fluchter1996 I'm not following the project at all, I'm just estimating based on how ornithopters soak up power and that batteries on that scale suck... although I did think that 2-3 minutes was a little generous...
@krap10110 жыл бұрын
fluchter1996 I spent a few years working on stuff like this, and fixed wing and/or rotor based aircraft are inefficient at very small scales (like insects). The issue with these types of craft is that we don't have good actuators for this type of motion. They typically use servos or motors but there are some developing technologies to more closely replicate muscles... but until then flappers are going to be pretty bad...
@krap10110 жыл бұрын
What would make this impressive if they were able to add more than 1DOF per wing... I think dragonflies have at least 2 active DOF (frequency and sweep), where pitch might be passively controlled...
@Dzheep10 жыл бұрын
They have not one video of it flying, not even on a tether. Fraud!
@Tadpolek9 жыл бұрын
NOOOOO! Robot dragonfly was made to help mankind, not destroy it!
@jackiechan408410 жыл бұрын
4:15 LOL!
@Magneticitist10 жыл бұрын
rofl matrixed that punkass bullet
@kaizillaboy7 жыл бұрын
A flapping design will never be as stable as a rotary design no matter how hard they try to convince you.
@bxyify9 жыл бұрын
Stupid advertizing, not buying. Show some technical specifications, how does it work and why, show some data not poorly rendered 3d pictures.
@CaptainReaperPE8 жыл бұрын
everything was perfect until i saw the "military" part. these kind of inventions shold not be used for war
@mrk10759 жыл бұрын
I would still rather fly a quad copter over this dragonfly.
@shalinksingh8 жыл бұрын
For this type of gadgets big problem is power source, which we still waiting to INVENT
@mageshjayakumar16539 жыл бұрын
still not delivered a single dragonfly to the supporters :(, hope they deliver ASAP
@CrowdSurfingGeezer Жыл бұрын
why are we so impressed with the creators of this when any intelligent person knows this gadget just formed itself from nothing over billions of years of evolution?
@sherrysherry55979 жыл бұрын
I have seen these in my back yard. That would be Phoenix AZ.
@Octoped10 жыл бұрын
Glad I stumbled up in here!
@followthelight698 жыл бұрын
This thing looks neat but don't talk it up like its a game changer, that just turned me right off. This thing would just get blown away by the wind. A quadcopter can do anything this thing can and more. Nice product but the crap they talk makes me think how good is this product really?