Skydio's Forthcoming Consumer Drones Can Sense and Avoid Obstacles (technologyreview.com) 18
moon_unit2 writes: DJI's new Phantom 4 drone may be able to stop if there's an obstacles directly in front of it, but MIT Technology Review has a story about a much more sophisticated self-flying drone, from a startup called Skydio (basically using high-speed visual SLAM, which is no mean feat in such a tiny package). The company's prototype uses several video cameras to navigate around obstacles at high speeds through busy airspace. The technology could make consumer drones much harder to crash, and it could let drones do more complex surveillance tasks. Skydio, founded last year, has so far raised $25 million in funding in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz and Accel Partners.
So what's the technology (Score:2)
Maybe I missed it in the article, but are they using optical flow, LIDAR, IR-lock, sonar or something new?
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Likely IR, here's another: http://www.onagofly.com/ [onagofly.com]
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That must be awesome when a cloud of dust or blowing leaves enters the visual field...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?... [youtube.com]
Normal (Score:2)
Without that feature these 'drones' are just remote controlled copters.
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Without that feature these 'drones' are just remote controlled copters.
And?
Without the plethora of onboard computers and sensors, the Google self-driving car is just another crappy Prius.
I don't see the point you're trying to make.
Zano reborn (Score:3, Interesting)
I do not think that (Score:2)
means what you think it means.
"...using high-speed visual SLAM, which is no mean feat in such a tiny package..."