Insect-inspired Autonomous Microflyer

This 10-gram airplane flies on its own in a textured environment. It uses a fly-inspired control strategy to avoid colliding with surrounding walls and the ground.
http://lis.epfl.ch/microflyers
http://book.zuff.info

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• microflyer
• slowflyer
• autonomous
• flying
• robot
• optic-flow

[nintendofanatik]

the only thing it's missing is hovering capabilities

[400exkid]

its not an r/c. it flys by its self. until you grab it by hand.

[MrROTD]

Dang it, even fun and innocent things get turned into some survielance bullshit.

[Joeycuzoey]

This sounds like my sister>>>>>>>>>>

[20284488]

this looks like the night vapor from parkzone!!

[phrenzy1]

Clearly just a modified plantraco carbon butterfly

[LanceWinslow5]

This is quite cool, you should also check out CentEye, and some of their old technology from an MIT dissertation back in 2003.

[iRevized]

i like popcorn

[Bonsithebrilliant]

@youguystube For navigation fool. Try driving with no windshield.

[TheLamas408]

her voice kept on fucken squeking.

[788043933]

shit