Quadrotor

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A quadcopter.

Synonyms

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quadcopterquadcopter

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"Saxena, along with his team of Ian Lenz and Mevlana Gemici, tested the programming using a commercially available quadrotor flying machine, which is about the size of a small table and has four helicopter rotors. The first step, Saxena said, was to program the quadrotor to navigate through hallways and stairwells."

Etymology

From quad- + rotor.

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