Quadrocopters Ball Toss [Video]

By: Nina Sen, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor

Date: 12 November 2012 Time: 12:35 PM ET

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Quadrocopters, a multi-rotor helicopter, can now work to throw and catch a ball thanks to researchers at ETH Zurich. The researchers had to create several algorithms to give the quadrocopters this ability while in mid-air. The quadrocopters use an elastic net to toss the ball into the air and then catch it in the same net. Take a look:

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