Most of us think that drones (automated manoeuvrable gadgets) exist only in movies and their real existence or lets say that their usage in war times is nothing but a myth. Such thinking needs to be done away with for drones act as an important tool in saving the life of many soldiers on the battle-field. Real time action is chanceless and thus it becomes more and more important that such developed gadgets are precise in their task. They mange to send across images to the base commander on the war-front who further simulates the position of the enemies ultimately saving his soldiers who are otherwise doomed for the want of ample war area information. Tumbleweed or its likes are the latest generation of drones who not only manage to fly and render images but even roll over the ground as the name suggests-using six angled propellers. An entrant at the MOD organised competition for avant-garde drones, the Tumbleweed (developed by a team from Manchester University headed by Dr. Bill Crowther) would come in handy with its ability to breakdown on mazes or street-walls confronted by soldiers in war areas like those in Iraq.
The ‘Grand Challenge’ organised by the MOD for Universities and Arms makers has many other drone entrants competing to earn a contact with them and the coveted RJ Mitchell Trophy. The rarest of them all is surely the Tumbleweed which is currently undergoing rigours tests in Salisbury Plain but we don’t just know yet whether there is a better design competing, until know the Tumbleweed is seemingly a clear favourite with its heightened ability to save lives.
[Source: Dailymail]
