Science and Technology
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Autonomous drone swarm
Scientists from Zhejiang University successfully conducted an experiment with 10 small drones that flew fully autonomously and in coordination in a dense bamboo forest in China. The size of the palm of a hand, they went side by side in the same direction, towards a target a few dozen meters away, dodging branches, embankments and other obstacles. Resembling a scene from science fiction, the work, published in Science Robotics, begins by citing movies such as Star Wars, Prometheus and Blade Runner 2049. “We are taking a step into that future,” the authors wrote. These devices are equipped with a stereo camera, sensors and a computer.
Newspaper La Jornada
Friday, May 06, 2022, p. 2a
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