Whisper-copter

I think this is one for Alec. The Register details a new super duper robo chopper and reckons it's going to be running on heavy fuel. I can see them now, shovelling coal into the back of it ready for its maiden flight.

I also note that the DARPA website looks like a cartoon of a Military Research website, circa 1988. Makes me hope they will make it transform into a giant robot.

And , of course, this brings us on to the increasingly great 'Rise of the Machines' section on the register. There's so much great stuff here this week it's hard to choose a favourite, so perhaps I might direct your attention to the New Laws of Robotics and explain there's plenty more craziness where that came from.