Thursday, February 12, 2015

Search and Rescue Drones Wins $1Million Prize




The Gimball is quite remarkable. It has two rotors and its outer frame rotates independently of the drone inside. It smashes into obstacles as a way to navigate, similar to the behavior of insects. With a GPS destination it will roll along walls and bounce off ceilings as it finds its way.

Sunday, February 8, 2015

A camera flash will make the Raspberry Pi 2 freeze and reboot


Unfortunately for Raspberry Pi 2 owners who are trying to photograph their devices, however, the Raspberry Pi 2 has been found to be Xenon flash sensitive. Or as the initial person who reported it on the Raspberry Pi forums called it: 'camera shy.' Any camera with a Xenon flash aimed at the device is causing the device to freeze for a few seconds before rebooting. It's worth mentioning that an LED flash would not cause this phenomenon to happen - it has to be a Xenon flash.

More from neowin.net/