DARPA lift challenge pits a gas bicopter against a 32-prop electric design
GoddenThomas · x · 2026-08-04
A post from the DARPA lift challenge notes how many different machine designs are being tried in the competition.
- One team is flying a gas-powered bicopter.
- Another is using an electric design with 32 propellers.
- The appeal here is the sheer variety of contraptions, which makes the challenge especially fun to watch.
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