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DARPA’s Lift Challenge has concluded, testing ultra-lightweight drones designed to carry heavy payloads. Teams competed for $6.5 million by flying drones weighing under 55 pounds while carrying at least 110 pounds. The challenge pushed the limits of heavy-lift drone technology.

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Richard Collette2 months ago

And the tech will be passed off to Amazon for pennies.

JoeVille52 months ago

What's not to like? This is awesome

🦋匕工êれ丹れムモㄥ🦋2 months ago

The future of logistics just got a whole lot lighter. Drones under 55 lbs lifting 110+ lbs? DARPA just quietly rewrote the rules of heavy-lift aviation. This is how you move mountains without the mountain.

J L52 months ago

3D print a drone with turbines?

Paperclip Maximalist ( 📎 , 📎 ) p/acc2 months ago

This is embarrassing ... I would be embrassed to enter that .

x9012 months ago

Solution What you don't like the soulful solution

GODSHEROS.ORG2 months ago

✅

PDragonLabs2 months ago

think gravity, think water, ... what is air? I have questions....lol

Dezzy2 months ago

wow that's a serious payload to lift

D Composites2 months ago

so elegant, love this

LithiumKid2 months ago

It would be cool to see a contest for ultra-heavyweight drones.

Barky McFlufferson2 months ago

Reminds me of the flying kratt from November.

Taverna2 months ago

The first looks more like a “Saw” deadly toy

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