Swarms of Small Flying Robots - Advances in UAV Technology and Applications

Explore the fascinating world of small, flying robots in this 59-minute lecture by Vijay Kumar, Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineering. Delve into the history, development, and future applications of rotorcrafts, UAVs, and multirotors. Learn about hovering techniques, swarm behavior, and the market hype cycle surrounding these technologies. Discover the intricacies of perception-action loops, hybrid and discrete systems, and state estimation. Gain insights into lightweight autonomy, future experiments, and the simple yet powerful ideas driving innovation in this field. Understand the challenges and opportunities in autonomous navigation and the importance of computing change and data in advancing robotic capabilities.

Intro
Funding
History
Rotorcrafts
Hovering
UAVs
Swarms
Multirotors
Hype Cycle
Market
Lab
Perception Action Loop
Hybrid and Discrete Systems
State Estimation
Experiments
Lightweight Autonomy
Future Experiments
Perception and Action
Simple Idea
Conclusion
Thanks
It takes a different path
Everything is based
In the mind
Lightweight ARS
We have to be ready
Computing change and data
Autonomous navigation