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FPV Excavator

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by GPS, Sep 22, 2013.

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    We were talking about some RC heavy equipment recently and I saw this. Pretty cool stuff. 290 PSI hydraulics from a 120 amp ESC running a 370 kv motor powering the pump. All this plus FPV driving.

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    Nice! No reason why you couldn't do that with a full size excavator.
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    That's true. They could send a FPV full size excavator into a dangerous forest fire instead of ones with people onboard. Saving lives...wasn't that one of the original reasons for flying drones?
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    We have actually discussed that very thing...
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    God forbid we lose a pilot in some non-war, but who cares if we toast firefighters right here at home every year right?
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