Swarm Robots Cooperate with AR Drone

"Spatially Targeted Communication and Self-Assembly," by Nithin Mathews, Anders Lyhne Christensen, Rehan O'Grady, and Marco Dorigo, from Universite Libre de Bruxelles and Instituto Universitario de Lisboa, was presented at IROS 2012 in Vilamoura, Portugal.

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[watcherthatboxer]

A future tip for robot invasions: Aim your gun for the fliers, they command the troops

[drangova]

These kinds of robots and techniques are developed in order for they to be useful in situations too dangerous for humans. The lazy part is your choice.

[Stuart Barter]

2:51 omgosh... that's amaaaazing



[rrr rrr]

Overlords))

[inscover]

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[GronkAkowA]

MINIONS!

[Dusty Helldiver]

5,000$ worth of electronic technology, for fetching chips and beer. YES!!!!!

[Reaperonatricycle]

In a sense, the flying one controls the others right?

It is the swarm. Armies will be shattered. Worlds will burn.

Resistance is futile.

[Jacob Lucas]

People will get so fat in the future

[Mark Cob]

"Here are your Chips&Dip, you will now be assimilated, thank you for complying"

[cosimoto1]

Goodness! I can picture myself laying on the sofa waiting for a group of these guys to bring me a soda when the flying robot hits the overhead fan and smacks into me. Ouch!

[Andy Koren]

We are not afraid of the robots, we are afraid of the people who controls them.