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MIT Researchers Develop Autonomous Indoor Robocopter

Posted by Soulskill on from the if-it-drops-water-balloons-i'll-take-it dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Researchers at MIT's Robust Robotics Group have developed a robotic helicopter capable of autonomously flying inside buildings or other GPS-denied environments. It has an on-board camera and a laser scanner that maps the local environment. The video talks about search-and-rescue and civil engineering applications, but it also brings somewhat scary reminders of Minority Report to my head. How long till I see one of these chasing me down a dark alley? The team's website has more videos showing earlier stages of the project."

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  2. Helicopter with laser beams. by NoYob · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    That's nice and everything but, if the guys at MIT are so frickin smart, why can't they put lasers on the frickin sharks!

    Now, adding GPS to the sharks IS a great idea, though!

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