Google Granted Patent For Better Robo Kite Windmill
Kelsey D. Atherton
at 10:43 AM Aug 6 2015
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Makani Tethered Robo Kite
Screenshot by author, from YouTube
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It takes a lot of electricity to be Google, so it makes sense that the internet giant is investing in renewable power sources. One of these ventures is a creative fusion of windmills and flying robots: gigantic, tethered kites that spin turbines using wind power. The project has been in the works for years. This week, they were granted a new patent for safer kite landing.
Previously, their robo-kites landed in their perch sideways.
The new modification is modest; as highlighted by Leon Doitscher at Declassified, it's a perch that uses curved racks to slide the kite drone into place. This is less a complete new innovation than a fine-tuning of a working machine.
Here's another look at the turbine kite robot in flight:
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