The toy itself is being driven by an Arduino sending IR commands. We’ve seen quite a few project where the helicopter communications protocols are laid bare. Continue reading → ...

I guess we’re on a UAV kick – I ran across this one when I was looking for interesting propeller projects. [Glenn]’s building this one based on a R/C helicopter he picked up. Both the ...

A 27 MHz radio frequency lets the helicopter fly up to 110-feet from the remote. That's enough to do some spying, though the 3-channel infrared controls mean it still requires line-of-sight to fly.

Helicopter can help users train their mind to enter a relaxed state By MARK PRIGG Published: 13:14 EDT, 16 November 2012 | Updated: 13:22 EDT, 16 November 2012 ...

IRemoco is a remote-control toy helicopter that you drive with your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. The $100 kit contains the chopper itself, along with a dongle which plugs into the dock connector of ...

The Air1 helicopter will use this infrared camera, borrowed from the RCMP, while Winnipeg police wait for a replacement thermal imaging system to arrive. (Jaison Empson/CBC) ...

The high-end RC helicopter has a blade span of 62 inches, with a rotor that spins at more than 2,000rpm. It weighs a little over six pounds. Pirozek's own father watched in horror as his son's ...

WowWee have also granted the Bladestar an intelligent Autopilot mode, triggered before take-off and which uses infrared sensors built into the helicopter itself to auto-control. Although it will ...

CCP Co is releasing the world’s smallest helicopter – NANO-FALCON – on June 8. It is certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s smallest helicopter controlled by infrared light. Parts used for ...