Name: The future of flying robots
Uploaded: 2015-10-13T15:35:01Z
Duration: 13 min
Description: At his lab at the University of Pennsylvania, Vijay Kumar and his team have created autonomous aerial robots inspired by honeybees. Their latest breakthrough: Precision Farming, in which swarms of robots map, reconstruct and analyze every plant and piece of fruit in an orchard, providing vital information to farmers that can help improve yields and make water management smarter.

At his lab at the University of Pennsylvania, Vijay Kumar and his team have created autonomous aerial robots inspired by honeybees. Their latest breakthrough: Precision Farming, in which swarms of robots map, reconstruct and analyze every plant and piece of fruit in an orchard, providing vital information to farmers that can help improve yields and make water management smarter.

Vijay Kumar: The future of flying robots

The future of flying robots

Autonomous aerial robots, using sensors and cameras instead of GPS, can navigate and map environments with 5cm precision.

Innovative 'flying phone' drones, leveraging consumer smartphones for navigation, demonstrate affordable, autonomous flight.

Precision Farming with drone swarms could increase agricultural yields by 10% and reduce water usage by 25%, revolutionizing farming.