New Micro-Helicopter First With Proper Cyclic Controls, Says
Japanese MakerS  Though Pico Z toy helicopters and their ilk are
fun, they're bloody difficult to control (even the Tandem Z
version) since they lack the control sophistication of bigger
models. But Kyosho is trying to sort that out with its upcoming
"Minium AD Caliber 120 Readyset" micro-helicopter model, which
has a proper cyclic control—the world's first in a micro-copter,
Kyosho says. It's similar to that used to steer the blades of a
real helicopter, and means you should be able to accurately
hover, reverse and do banking turns. And crash. The 30-gram,
4.7-inch model is a $240 kit though, so you won't really want to
do that often. Out in September, in Japan. [CrunchGear]