Video: Indoor Helicopter

November 5, 2009

Robot aircraft keep getting smaller and smarter. This one, built by a team at MIT, won the International Aerial Robotics Competition 5th mission challenge, which required that it enter a building, find its way around (through hallways and open windows), and send video back to home base. All autonomously, mind you.

Here’s the video from MIT’s TechTV:

Posted By: Tony Reichhardt — Robot Vehicles | Link | Comments (0)

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