(Source: The Economist) The notion of autonomous drones can conjure up dreams of easy, efficient parcel delivery—and nightmares of algorithms taking the place of human judgment in warfare. And now, robotic swarms are on their way. Researchers are working out how to deliver their most basic requirements: a swarm must fly without drones crashing into their surroundings or … [Read more...] about How Swarm Drones are Mimicking Nature
The Economist
Welcome to the Drone Age
(Source: The Economist) The scale and scope of the revolution in the use of small, civilian drones has caught many by surprise. In 2010 America’s Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) estimated that there would, by 2020, be perhaps 15,000 such drones in the country. More than that number are now sold there every month. And it is not just an American craze. Some analysts … [Read more...] about Welcome to the Drone Age
The Buzz of Something New
(Source: The Economist) This year, some predict, will be the year of the microdrone. Small, pilotless aircraft—most of them helicopters with four or more sets of rotors and a payload slung between them—are moving out of the laboratory and into practical use. They are already employed for aerial photography and surveillance, particularly in Europe. In Paris, earlier this … [Read more...] about The Buzz of Something New
