http://lasermotive.com Power on a Beam of Light Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:28:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://lasermotive.com/about/executive-staff/jordin-kare/comment-page-1/#comment-3638 Laser-Powered Helicopter Hovers For Hours | Gizmodo Australia Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:58:31 +0000 http://lasermotive.com/?page_id=756#comment-3638 [...] LaserMotive won $US900,000 from NASA last year by beaming power to a robot that climbed a 900-metre cable dangling from a full-scale helicopter. The technology could help power space elevators to lift objects thousands of kilometres into orbit. But with space elevators still at the concept stage, LaserMotive is keen to find other ways to turn a profit from its technology, says company founder Jordin Kare. [...] [...] LaserMotive won $US900,000 from NASA last year by beaming power to a robot that climbed a 900-metre cable dangling from a full-scale helicopter. The technology could help power space elevators to lift objects thousands of kilometres into orbit. But with space elevators still at the concept stage, LaserMotive is keen to find other ways to turn a profit from its technology, says company founder Jordin Kare. [...]

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