MIT Researchers Create Flying Robots Inspired By Pigeons

 Robotics

The MIT Robotic Locomotion Group has demonstrated an incredibly agile autonomous flying robot that can pass through obstacles like a bird flying between trees in a forest.

The flight of birds through a forest is a marvel to behold, and the envy of flying robotics developers.

Now the MIT Robotic Locomotion Group have built a computer-controlled aircraft that flies accurately enough to navigate safely through a gap that is smaller than its wingspan. Inspired by the flight of pigeons, they have demonstrated multiple flights of this vehicle with on-board camera footage and high-speed video attached below.

The project, conducted by Anirudha Majumdar, Andrew Barry, Tim Jenks, Russ Tedrake and another team from Harvard's Concord Field Station, clearly demonstrates that he group is working towards their goal of creating efficient and agile robotic systems.





SOURCE  MIT Robot Locomotion Group

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