from thehindu.com MIT scientists have developed a new algorithm that lets drones monitor their own health during long package-delivery missions. To ensure safe, timely, and accurate delivery, drones need to deal with a degree of uncertainty in responding to factors such as high winds, sensor measurement errors, or drops in fuel. Now Massachusetts Institute of … [Read more...] about New Algorithm Lets Drones Monitor Their Own Health
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‘Flying Flashbulb’ to Debut at Computational Aesthetics Symposium
from Yahoo! News Photographers looking to capture the perfect shot might soon be able to call on some unlikely helpers: a swarm of small robot helicopters. Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Cornell University are experimenting with a new autonomous drone, equipped with a light to create special effects during photo shoots. The drone, … [Read more...] about ‘Flying Flashbulb’ to Debut at Computational Aesthetics Symposium
MIT Eyes Hollywood With Autonomous Drone for Lighting
from geek.com The robots are coming for us all. It’s not just the fast food workers and factory cogs that need to worry about being phased out by automation, but the arty types, too. Algorithms are assembling the news into roughly understandable review articles, and composing basic music based on pop trends. Still, it’s not in content creation but content management that … [Read more...] about MIT Eyes Hollywood With Autonomous Drone for Lighting
Drone on a Wire
from popularmechanics.com Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have a big problem: their limited battery power. But researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory are developing a way to extend the range by having drones act like birds. If a drone can land on a power line, the thinking goes, then it can exploit the electricity running through … [Read more...] about Drone on a Wire
In Case You Missed It…Drone Stories from the Week of 4/11/14
Sensefly, the Switzerland-based branch of Parrot announced eBee Ag, a new fully autonomous aerial imaging drone for precision agriculture applications. “The eBee Ag enables growers and coop consultants to become much more precise in their work,” said Jean-Christophe Zufferey, C.E.O. of senseFly, in the press release. “The detail provided by its customised cameras and its … [Read more...] about In Case You Missed It…Drone Stories from the Week of 4/11/14
