Record-setting drone utilizes ant-inspired smarts to make its way home

Photo caption: The drone utilizes an omnidirectional camera to take snapshots of its surroundings – much like ants do with their large compound eyes. Photo credit: TU Delft. Article by Ben Coxworth. New Atlas – July 18, 2024. Research article: Science Robotics. Source: TU Delft.

Tiny aerial drones have many potential uses, but their ability to navigate is severely limited by their minuscule amount of onboard processing power. Scientists have now set about addressing that limitation, taking a cue from foraging insects such as ants. Among other things, micro drones could one day be performing tasks such as searching […]

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Video: Visual Route-following for Tiny Autonomous Robots – Science Robotics – MAVLab TU Delft