For the first time an autonomously flying quadrotor has outperformed two human pilots in a drone race. The success is based on a novel algorithm that was developed by researchers of the…
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Researchers introduce a new generation of tiny, agile drones
A team of researchers has developed a new generation of tiny, agile drones that look, act and maneuver like actual insects allowing them to operate in cramped spaces and withstand collisions. If…
The Smellicopter is an obstacle-avoiding drone that uses a live moth antenna to seek out smells
Researchers have developed Smellicopter: an autonomous drone that uses a live antenna from a moth to navigate toward smells. One huge advantage of drones is that these little robots can go places…
A navigation algorithm enables Drones to learn challenging acrobatic maneuvers without Human Demo
A navigation algorithm developed at the University of Zurich enables drones to learn challenging acrobatic maneuvers. Autonomous quadcopters can be trained using simulations to increase their speed, agility and efficiency, which benefits…
Swarm of tiny drones explores unknown environments
Researchers have presented a swarm of tiny drones that can explore unknown environments completely by themselves. The challenge comes from the fact that the tiny 33-gram drones need to navigate autonomously while…