This impressive demonstration is by researchers at the Flying Machine Arena, part of the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control at ETH Zürich. They’re also involved in more serious flying robotic research, such as in the demonstration by Angela Schöllig:
[via Engadget]
Nuts! I thought they were going to fight, not dance. Bring on the Ultimate Quadcopter Fighting Championship.
Quadrocopters are the new hexapeds.
Soon we will likely see whole laser lit concerts with hundreds of these flying sync to the music …. Yeah Matt get started on that will ya ?
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