A Better Way to Climb the Walls: I’ve written before about anti-gravity cars (specifically the Air Hogs Zero Gravity R/C cars). Cute novelty RCs but not near so cool as the prototype car in this MajicWheels video. Check out the way it can go from vertical to horizontal, flip over, and hang by two wheels. Sticky wheels?

According to MajiiWheels, Inc., as reported in The OTC Investor, a “major worldwide distributor of toys” is interested in helping to bring their products to a toy retailer near you. If the real thing works as well as the prototype in the video, I want one. (Majii Wheels Website).

Fly Like a Maple Leaf: In more prototype news, here’s a $500 radio controlled monocopter from a University of Maryland student. I’m guessing the price will come down before it hits store shelves: The Army helped with funding with the idea that these monocopters — modeled after the “flight” of maple leaf seedlings — could be put to use for some kind of surveillance. A backup plan in case their radio controlled beetles meet up with a flyswatter, maybe?

RC Prototypes in the News originally appeared on About.com Radio Controlled Vehicles on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 at 16:41:27.

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Team Orion have introduced the Supercharge XX, the company’s latest battery for Traxxas E-Revo VXL and 1/16 Slash VXL cars. Thanks to an additional cell it has 8.4V instead of the standard 7.2V, resulting in more power, better acceleration and more fun. But how do you manage to put one more cell into a battery compartment if the cells are just too big. If you are Team Orion you just build a new, custom made, cell. Thanks to a downsized cell, which has never been sold before, they were able to build a 8.4V NiMh battery pack which fits into the battery compartment of the Traxxas 1/16 cars.

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The first round of the Polish indoor off road championships took place last weekend at a modeling fair in Poznan. 80 drivers took part in the event and in 2WD Buggy Cuba Jakubowski had a battle with Michal Orlowski for the victory, with Cuba taking the win with his Associated buggy, beating Michal with his plastic Tamiya buggy, with third spot going to Jakub Kaczmarek. In the 4wd class the spectators were treated to some exciting running as Morris Indovino took the win from Artur Kramza, while Dennis Fadtke, who was making his debut in the off road class took 3rd despite some problems in the final.

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