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Swarm Over Switzerland
The SMAVNET or Swarming Micro Air Vehicle Network is a project from the EFPL School of Engineering. Basically a small swarm of flying robots are deployed, say in a disaster area. The robots fly above, maintaining a rough shape and each robot is equipped with a Wi-Fi dongle, creating a large network for communications. The [...]
Flying Robotic Hands Or A Helicopter That Can Pick Up Objects
A group of researchers led by Aaron Dollar from Yale University have developed an autonomous helicopter that can pick up objects. Yale Aerial Manipulator as the robot is called, could be used in hard to reach places or for removing things like bombs. The robotic helicopter can reach speeds of up to 130 kilometers per [...]
Sentry Robosub Heads To Gulf
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute is sending a robotic submarine called Sentry to the Gulf of Mexico to help examine the oil plume rising from the BP oil disaster. According to oceanographer John Delaney, Sentry looks like “a flying bar of soap.” Sentry can dive up to 4,500 meters deep and is powered by over [...]