http://www.kurzweilai.net/autonomous-robotic-plane-flies-indoors-at-mit Accelerating Intelligence Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.kurzweilai.net/autonomous-robotic-plane-flies-indoors-at-mit/comment-page-1#comment-28148 DC Palmer Sun, 12 Aug 2012 00:06:13 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=158605#comment-28148 Does these advances help with autonomous cars? Seems like they would. Does these advances help with autonomous cars? Seems like they would.

]]> http://www.kurzweilai.net/autonomous-robotic-plane-flies-indoors-at-mit/comment-page-1#comment-28077 james Fri, 10 Aug 2012 22:48:38 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=158605#comment-28077 that is adorable. and clever. nice one. that is adorable. and clever. nice one.

]]> http://www.kurzweilai.net/autonomous-robotic-plane-flies-indoors-at-mit/comment-page-1#comment-28073 asiwel Fri, 10 Aug 2012 22:16:23 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=158605#comment-28073 This actually is truly an awesome feat. And ALL computations, etc., were performed on-board, at the time of the flight?? Using an Atom processor? And maybe a bit of RAM? That boggles the mind. Do I understand from the video that this airplane flies around in a zone in front of it that is "safe" for a while, building an internal map of the area and when and where to go next? I wish my Roomba did a better job of that .. looks like it needs an upgrade. This actually is truly an awesome feat. And ALL computations, etc., were performed on-board, at the time of the flight?? Using an Atom processor? And maybe a bit of RAM? That boggles the mind. Do I understand from the video that this airplane flies around in a zone in front of it that is “safe” for a while, building an internal map of the area and when and where to go next? I wish my Roomba did a better job of that .. looks like it needs an upgrade.

]]> http://www.kurzweilai.net/autonomous-robotic-plane-flies-indoors-at-mit/comment-page-1#comment-28030 GatorALLin Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:37:19 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=158605#comment-28030 fun to watch the on board camera and see this fly. I was immediately thinking of how the military could use these to gain visual mapping and enemy updates for the next ridge or how to quickly/quietly confirm if the enemy is up ahead. They must already be thinking of ways to have light weight solar panels to let them recharge for longer flights or get them up high enough to glide and not need battery power for much of their flights. Cool to see how fast their algorithms can use pattern recognition and still have it within limits of the fixed wing design. Keep up the great work at MIT! Maybe they could hook up with this guy at Penn? http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/vijay_kumar_robots_that_fly_and_cooperate.html fun to watch the on board camera and see this fly. I was immediately thinking of how the military could use these to gain visual mapping and enemy updates for the next ridge or how to quickly/quietly confirm if the enemy is up ahead. They must already be thinking of ways to have light weight solar panels to let them recharge for longer flights or get them up high enough to glide and not need battery power for much of their flights. Cool to see how fast their algorithms can use pattern recognition and still have it within limits of the fixed wing design. Keep up the great work at MIT! Maybe they could hook up with this guy at Penn? http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/vijay_kumar_robots_that_fly_and_cooperate.html

]]> http://www.kurzweilai.net/autonomous-robotic-plane-flies-indoors-at-mit/comment-page-1#comment-28016 Bri Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:18:23 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=158605#comment-28016 Won't be long till these type programs replace pilots. Remember that crash in upstate NY? The pilots made critical errors because they were tired. They were over worked by the airline company, as the company tried to compete. Ultimately it was the auto pilot handing control back to humans, that started thier wrong decisions. It's not like robotics isn't making inroads already. This type of development will translate back to commercial planes. Won’t be long till these type programs replace pilots. Remember that crash in upstate NY? The pilots made critical errors because they were tired. They were over worked by the airline company, as the company tried to compete. Ultimately it was the auto pilot handing control back to humans, that started thier wrong decisions. It’s not like robotics isn’t making inroads already. This type of development will translate back to commercial planes.

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