With the steady improvement of autonomous flight modes and safety features from DJI and futuristic computer vision from the likes of Skydio, you might think that the way we pilot drones is only heading one way: to true autonomy. Also known as not really needing to pilot them at all. As exciting as that might be for businesses seeking to automate operations, it doesn't sound … [Read more...] about Piloting a Drone With Eye-Tracking Glasses
University of Pennsylvania
U Penn Micro Drone Can Crash Safely, Swarm Autonomously – Video
Check out this incredible video of the "Pico Quadrotor" developed at the University of Pennsylvania's GRASP lab. For more of the GRASP lab's swarming drones check out That's Flying Teamwork: Drones Working in Swarms >>> … [Read more...] about U Penn Micro Drone Can Crash Safely, Swarm Autonomously – Video
Snake Robots And Quadcopter Frankenstein-ed Together
(Source: popsci.com) Rescue robots are better when they travel in packs. Snake bots, slithering like their reptilian namesakes, are great at crawling through narrow spaces, but they're fairly slow. Quadcopter drones can quickly fly over and around obstacles, but once on the ground they can’t too much besides take off again. A new chimera-like creation, from the Modular … [Read more...] about Snake Robots And Quadcopter Frankenstein-ed Together
Nanobot Developments Could Advance Autonomous Drones
Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) is working diligently to advance the future of flash mobs. Well, robotic flash mobs, that is. SEAS researchers have created a fleet of kilobots, which has grown from 25 to over 1000 since 2011 when they were first revealed. So what are these things exactly? And what do they mean for the future? These kilobots, … [Read more...] about Nanobot Developments Could Advance Autonomous Drones
That’s Flying Teamwork: Drones Working in Swarms
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
