How to Use quadcopter in a Sentence

quadcopter

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• Two of the four rotors of quadcopter drones can be faintly seen whirling on the edges of the screen.
  — Sebastien Roblin, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
• In the early days of the invasion, these quadcopters helped tank-hunting teams stalk their prey in cities and towns.
  — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2023
• On one end of the room is a makeshift photo studio—a jet-black quadcopter drone sits on a long white sheet, waiting for its close-up.
  — Justin Ling, WIRED, 2 May 2024
• The bigger quadcopter has room for a beefier battery, one that can keep it in the air for up to 40 minutes of flying time.
  — Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 4 Jan. 2022
• Brandon reaches out his hand, allowing the quadcopter to land in his palm.
  — Elliott Ackerman, Wired, 30 Oct. 2020
• Here, students learn not just the ins and outs of piloting these quadcopters but also how the machines work and how to repair them.
  — Justin Ling, WIRED, 2 May 2024
• These small quadcopters help to fill a gap between larger military drones and soldiers in the field.
  — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 24 May 2023
• Few bits of consumer tech have caught on more quickly than drones—also referred to as quadcopters or quads.
  — Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2023
• The drones used in the demonstration look like normal quadcopters but with an extra component (a plug or jack).
  — Charlotte Hu, Popular Science, 23 Aug. 2023
• Not every quadcopter on the market needs to be registered.
  — PCMAG, 15 Dec. 2022
• Imagine the delay if your quadcopter's live feed had to bounce off the cloud before a computer could calculate the safest route.
  — Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2017
• Three weeks later, yet another quadcopter drone of the same kind was discovered on the rooftop of a building just across the Tigris River from the embassy.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 9 Dec. 2021
• Although much less capable than even a cheap DJI quadcopter, with a little work it can be assembled for half the cost.
  — David Hambling, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
• The cheap and widespread availability of quadcopters has changed how squads scout and fight, as hobbyist toys are turned by the tens of thousands into short-range eyes in the sky.
  — Popular Science, 29 Nov. 2023
• So, at $190, this great compact quadcopter is already priced at the low end of the spectrum among comparable models.
  — Maren Estrada, BGR, 22 Apr. 2021
• In the real world, the Islamic State has used off-the-shelf quadcopters equipped with small explosives to attack Iraqi troops, killing or wounding dozens of Iraqi soldiers.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2017
• The average life expectancy of a quadcopter remained around three flights.
  — Peter Weber, The Week, 6 Feb. 2023
• In a farmer’s field an hour’s drive outside of Kyiv, a man in combat fatigues kneels in the dust like a supplicant, one arm raised to the heavens, holding a quadcopter on his outstretched palm.
  — WIRED, 25 July 2023
• Also, that is an alarmingly sultry voice for a quadcopter.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2023
• PCMag found the Mavic Mini to be a good, low-cost option for anyone wanting to try out a quadcopter for the first time, as users don't have to register the lightweight drone.
  — Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 25 Nov. 2022
• These quadcopters are effective but have very limited range and can only hit targets a mile or two away.
  — David Hambling, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
• This ends years in which the US Army struggled to find a quadcopter that works in the field, but didn’t have the risks associated with being an off-the-shelf toy pressed into military use.
  — Popular Science, 29 Nov. 2023
• Israel has hit Iranian defense sites with quadcopter drones several times over the past few years.
  — Peter Weber, The Week, 30 Jan. 2023
• The commercial quadcopter seized by the Royal Navy is designed for reconnaissance flights, the ministry said.
  — Danica Kirka, ajc, 13 Feb. 2023
• The Impulse Space lander would then land propulsively under the power of four thrusters, similar in action to a quadcopter.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 19 July 2022
• Much of the attention in autonomous flight is on small drones: quadcopter machines and the like that lack a cockpit or pulleys designed for human limbs.
  — Gregory Barber, Wired, 20 Aug. 2020
• Standard consumer quadcopters like the ubiquitous DJI Mavic series are designed to be flown out of the box by an untrained user.
  — David Hambling, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
• In the intervening time, Tolchinsky says that steady improvements in quadcopter design have narrowed the gap.
  — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2023
• Add to that the drones, sometimes small quadcopters essentially outfitted with a grenade, that drop destruction from above with little warning.
  — Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2024
• Robot morphs shape using material inspired by origami Outfitted with wheels and rotors, the bot can morph from a land drone into a quadcopter in seconds.
  — Big Think, 24 June 2024

Last Updated: 4 Nov 2024