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Three world champion drone-racing pilots lost to an autonomous drone that sees with just one camera
Earth.com · By Luis Arrais ·
The Brief
- An autonomous drone with one ordinary camera beat three former world champion drone-racing pilots in a row in Abu Dhabi, according to Earth.com.
- Earth.com says beating a human champion previously required a stereo camera and a lab with motion-tracking equipment.
- The drone's control network was small enough to run onboard, per the article's excerpt, which is truncated.
Why it matters
Showing that a single camera and a compact control network can beat expert human pilots suggests autonomous flight may not require heavy lab infrastructure such as motion-tracking systems.
Who’s affected
- robotics and autonomous systems researchers
- drone and vision engineers
- #drone racing
- #autonomous drones
- #monocular vision
- #robotics
Beating a human champion at drone racing used to take a stereo camera and a lab fitted with motion-tracking equipment. In Abu Dhabi last year, however, a drone with one ordinary camera beat three former world champions in a row. Its control network was small enough to run on the…
Timeline
Earth.com reports the single-camera drone's win over three former world champions
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Three world champion drone-racing pilots lost to an autonomous drone that sees with just one camera