Quadcopter
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NCSU mechanical & engineering students win a robotics competition with their drone.
Mechanical and Aerospace engineering students won a top regional prize and finished 3rd in an international competition by building a quadcopter drone that can deliver a payload and navigate through an obstacle course. Other students won a first place prize by designing robots that can go through an obstacle course and deliver a payload. Kelley McHenry takes us there.
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Mechanical and Aerospace engineering students won a top regional prize and finished 3rd in an international competition by building a quadcopter drone that can deliver a payload and navigate through an obstacle course. Other students won a first place prize by designing robots that can go through an obstacle course and deliver a payload. Kelley McHenry takes us there.
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