Phil Lardner <<philiplardner>>
writes:

Just came across this cool new flying toy. “World’s First
Spherical Flying Machine” Can Land and Fly Almost Anywhere.

http://mashable.com/2011/10/26/first-spherical-flying-machine-can-land-almost-anywhere/

This is a fantastic little device. We'll see if it can scale up.
Maybe the Marines could use this.