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Swiss Researchers 3D-Print Self-Assembling Helicopter Drones

07/30/2013
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  • 3D-printed drones from Zurich
    Drones are a subject of hot debate, but a research team from Switzerland recently developed hovering plastic robots that are not only 3D-printed, but can also assemble themselves into a single unit. The Distributed Flight Array (DFA) was developed at the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control (IDSC) at ETH Zürich university in Switzerland as part of an experimental research project and public art installation....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/swiss-researchers-3d-print-self-assembling-helicopter-drones/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • 3D-printed drones from Zurich
    Drones are a subject of hot debate, but a research team from Switzerland recently developed hovering plastic robots that are not only 3D-printed, but can also assemble themselves into a single unit. The Distributed Flight Array (DFA) was developed at the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control (IDSC) at ETH Zürich university in Switzerland as part of an experimental research project and public art installation....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/swiss-researchers-3d-print-self-assembling-helicopter-drones/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • 3D-printed drones from Zurich
    Drones are a subject of hot debate, but a research team from Switzerland recently developed hovering plastic robots that are not only 3D-printed, but can also assemble themselves into a single unit. The Distributed Flight Array (DFA) was developed at the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control (IDSC) at ETH Zürich university in Switzerland as part of an experimental research project and public art installation....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/swiss-researchers-3d-print-self-assembling-helicopter-drones/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • 3D-printed drones from Zurich
    Drones are a subject of hot debate, but a research team from Switzerland recently developed hovering plastic robots that are not only 3D-printed, but can also assemble themselves into a single unit. The Distributed Flight Array (DFA) was developed at the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control (IDSC) at ETH Zürich university in Switzerland as part of an experimental research project and public art installation....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/swiss-researchers-3d-print-self-assembling-helicopter-drones/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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3D-printed drones from Zurich

Drones are a subject of hot debate, but a research team from Switzerland recently developed hovering plastic robots that are not only 3D-printed, but can also assemble themselves into a single unit. The Distributed Flight Array (DFA) was developed at the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control (IDSC) at ETH Zürich university in Switzerland as part of an experimental research project and public art installation....

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