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General Misc => Robot Videos => Topic started by: airman00 on October 18, 2009, 12:20:11 PM

Title: Autonomous Quadcopter
Post by: airman00 on October 18, 2009, 12:20:11 PM

http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/4149-indoor-autonomous-helicopter (http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/4149-indoor-autonomous-helicopter)

Title: Re: Autonomous Quadcopter
Post by: Admin on October 18, 2009, 03:21:00 PM

You beat me to the post!

But actually, you forgot a bunch of vids:
http://groups.csail.mit.edu/rrg/videos.html (http://groups.csail.mit.edu/rrg/videos.html)

Whats really impressive is that it uses a Hokuyo laser scanner and does 3D SLAM.

Title: Re: Autonomous Quadcopter
Post by: Spoil9 on October 18, 2009, 07:32:05 PM

That's scary but awesome at the same time. One step closer to judgment day and one more reason I dislike MIT. ( I can't afford nor do I have the grades for MIT)

Title: Re: Autonomous Quadcopter
Post by: Joker94 on October 19, 2009, 05:02:32 AM

I like it. If some day i get into doveloping top secret robots and or own my own my own robotics company i'll buy a number of these to survey the premises at night and when we are working to keep my ideas safe. :D