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Quadrocopters juggle balls cooperatively, mesmerize with their lethal accuracy (video

jdoleckijdolecki Posts: 726
edited 2011-04-01 00:28 in General Discussion
Quadrocopters juggle balls cooperatively, mesmerize with their lethal accuracy (video)

http://www.idsc.ethz.ch/Research_DAndrea/FMA

Comments

  • ercoerco Posts: 20,260
    edited 2011-03-30 08:21
    OMG... amazing, if that's real!
  • doggiedocdoggiedoc Posts: 2,246
    edited 2011-03-30 12:23
    erco wrote: »
    OMG... amazing, if that's real!
    I have to second your response. Amazing!

    Paul
  • davejamesdavejames Posts: 4,047
    edited 2011-03-30 12:34
    ...holy moly!

    DJ
  • JasonDorieJasonDorie Posts: 1,930
    edited 2011-03-30 12:59
    It's real, but they're using motion capture video cameras and a lot of expensive equipment external to the quads to control the movement. "Cheating" a little, but still awesome.
  • jdoleckijdolecki Posts: 726
    edited 2011-03-31 05:35
    You are correct they have cameras all over the arena.
  • markaericmarkaeric Posts: 282
    edited 2011-04-01 00:28
    Hmmm... I don't have any experience with image recognition, but I imagine it shouldn't be too far fetched to place a camera beneath the racquet looking up, and "attacking" the ball when it's sensed, then backing off once a hit is detected, all with no external data sources (assuming you use a sufficiently powerful uC).
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