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Mini-Quadcopters fly in formation, impress everyone

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Kmel Robotics may have one of the best promotions for their future flagship product, the mini quad-copter, via a collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania's GRASP Lab. The demonstration shows a series of synchronized flying patterns. The video gives the illusion of autonomous swam behavior. At the moment, both Kmel and GRASP are not letting out any information on the project.

The University of Pennsylvania researchers Alex Kushleyev, Daniel Mellinger, and Vijay Kumar put these quad-copters to the test. As the video shows, it was a very successful project. Like small remote control helicopters, we all received one Christmas in the past, these quad-copters will have a very limited battery power source. This is the only information released at the moment. As more develops, I will report back immediately.
 
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Where can all this lead? To a better understanding of autonomous swarm control, rescue purposes, or continue to work together and impress like the Swarmanoids. Either way, these are sure to make an impact.
 
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    Former Member over 13 years ago

    ok, now how the positioning system works? each one of them have a gps or it's all donne by acurate timing? The hight part i think is donne by reading a pressure sensor but the position feedback?

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    jealderson1 over 13 years ago

    Coolest thing I've seen for a while! Can imagine the ominous drone of them flying into battle in their thousands though...

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    DAB over 13 years ago

    Hi Cabe,

     

    The Swarm idea is perfect for rapid search and rescue over a wide area.  Put an IR detector and a camera and then send them out in a search formation and you can quicklly map the survivor locations in short order.  They would be idea for a disaster site.  You could fit them into an airplane or truck and quickly get them to the area of need.  Set up a couple of GPS reference points and then send them out.

     

    A really neat application of an otherwise obnoxious toy.

     

    DAB

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    fustini over 13 years ago

    Very impressive.  I'm sure someday a swarm will either come to my rescue or to capture me, though I hope its the former.

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