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In the CES 2014, the producers Parrot AR Drone presented to the audience a new interesting toy remotely controlled by mobile terminals, it being named Parrot Jumping Sumo. As you can see in the video clip above, the people from Parrot have decided to abandon the idea of bringing a new quadricopter to the market, instead producing a wheeled robot capable of being guided anywhere around the house, but and to make spectacular jumps almost anywhere you want. Parrot Jumping Sumo it is based on two rubber wheels controlled by a powerful engine, a spring system that allows its propulsion to a height of up to one meter, and this is where the information about the mechanical part stops.
Apart from these, Parrot Jumping Sumo it has an integrated QVGA front camera capable of recording anything in front of it, but also two LEDs that illuminate the terrain in front of the camera, so you should be able to record decent images in almost any kind of conditions. The new product can be controlled through an iPad application and a Wi-Fi connection if you are at a maximum of 50 meters from it, it has an integrated accelerometer and a gyroscope to maintain its stability, and its autonomy of 20 minutes would it should give you enough playing time. It is not yet known at what price it will be sold Parrot Jumping Sumo, but it will probably be cheaper than the AR Drone.
