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by blutack 4762 days ago
It's a Parrot ArDrone quadrotor. The frame is made of foam which encloses the rotors and the motors automatically cut off if they sense the blades are obstructed.

Being hit by one is like being bumped with a bit of polystyrene.

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He was being humorous.

(HN is so pedantic)

> being bumped with a bit of polystyrene

Seven dead astronauts taught me to distrust intuition about foam.