New helicopter that looks like a quadcopter; it's not a drone!

http://phys.org/news/2016-01-chinese-drone-maker-unveils-human-carrying.html

The Chinese-built Ehang 184 is a 4-armed, 8-rotor helicopter capable of carrying one person. Since it has a person in it, it is NOT a drone.  Although, apparently the minimal commands needed after designating a flight-path are "take off" and "land."

I'm suspecting the FAA won't care about how smart this thing is and will still require a pilot's license for some time to come.

The Guangzhou, China-based company pulled the cloth off the Ehang 184 at the Las Vegas Convention Center during the CES gadget show. In a company video showing it flying, it looks like a small helicopter but with four doubled propellers spinning parallel to the ground like other drones.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-01-chinese-drone-maker-unveils-human-carrying.html#jCp

The Guangzhou, China-based company pulled the cloth off the Ehang 184 at the Las Vegas Convention Center during the CES gadget show. In a company video showing it flying, it looks like a small helicopter but with four doubled propellers spinning parallel to the ground like other drones.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-01-chinese-drone-maker-unveils-human-carrying.html#jCp

Chinese drone maker Ehang Inc. on Wednesday unveiled what it calls the world's first drone capable of carrying a human passenger.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-01-chinese-drone-maker-unveils-human-carrying.html#jCp

Chinese drone maker Ehang Inc. on Wednesday unveiled what it calls the world's first drone capable of carrying a human passenger.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-01-chinese-drone-maker-unveils-human-carrying.html#jCp

Chinese drone maker Ehang Inc. on Wednesday unveiled what it calls the world's first drone capable of carrying a human passenger.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-01-chinese-drone-maker-unveils-human-carrying.html#jCp