The CES is traditionally the living room where Parrot unveils new products. Last year, it was the Flower Power that created the surprise, a dedicated plant care object. For the year 2014, the French brand revives one of its greatest successes: the drones. Four years after the first AR.Drone, followed two years later a new version, the rhythm is quite regular. But this time, it is not one but two new developments that are presented. The first is the Mini Drone . This greatly reduced the AR. Drone (70 grams!) Version shows the outline. It is always a quadricopter that is controlled with an app for smartphone and tablet, but it still displays some notable differences with his big brother.Where it is intended more for large spaces, Mini Drone favors interiors. An enabling environment to fly, but also roll. Two large wheels are attached to each side of the drone with a double interest: protect propellers during impacts, but more importantly, allow the unit to roll on the ground, even on the walls and even the ceiling! Autonomy is planned for the moment 6/7 minutes, while connectivity is provided by the latest standard Bluetooth Low Energy 4 , which limits the scope to ten meters (enough for an indoor environment).
Jumping robot
The second is even more intriguing because it really leaves the beaten track. the Jumping Sumo .This little robot is able to move quite conventional, that is to say while driving, but can also jump. Its spring and two independent rubber wheels provide him a range of about 1 meter in height while the pace is more swift: it can take corners at high speed and can even turn on itself. On the same principle as other drones of the firm, the Jumping Sumo driver using an implementation , but this time connectivity is ensured by WiFi . The scope is larger suite, up to 50 meters. Autonomy is also larger, about 20 minutes. Especially, a small QVGA camera is placed on the robot to track its evolution. Neither of these drones is not yet completely finished, which is why we do not have precise launch date or price, although Parrot dares to speak of arrival in the current year.
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