Megakopter drones set world record for heaviest load lifted (video) January 22, 2016 - 16:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Meet the Megakopter, the Incredible Hulk of the drone world - it's just set a new record for heaviest load lifted by a model aircraft. The multi-rotor behemoth is the result of eight hexacopters being spliced together by a team of engineers from the University of Oslo, Digital Spy said. The combined might of their 13 rotors and four dozen motors was enough to lift a load of 61 kilograms and hold it there for 37 seconds, a feat that earned the team a Guinness record. The team behind the Megakopter claims that future versions could be even more powerful, capable of carrying larger cargo or even people. This isn't the only drone record to tumble of late, with a team of Intel engineers recently setting a new record for number or drones kept airborne at once. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |