Although it may sound like a summer blockbuster (no doubt starring Jason Statham) the concept of “The Drone Swarm” is not as scary as it sounds and may even improve quality of life. Swarming, insect-sized UAVs can be deployed (sometimes autonomously) for search-and-rescue, agriculture and may even one day replace human-directed military actions. The University of … [Read more...] about That’s Flying Teamwork: Drones Working in Swarms
KMel Robotics
Band of Drones (Video)
Whoever insinuated robots were incapable of making music (ahem...Will Smith) its time to admit defeat. Experimental robotics research company KMel Robotics posted a video this week that proves autonomous robots -in this case a swarm of drones- can, in fact, play music. As if this approach to the 2001: A Space Odyssey theme song wasn't poetic enough, the instruments they use … [Read more...] about Band of Drones (Video)
