Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Swiss researchers have taught drones to navigate forests themselves by following man-made trails and help find lost or injured hikers. The research group estimates that roughly 1,000 people place emergency calls for help from forests and mountains in Switzerland alone. With this new ability, drones will be able to assist in search and rescue missions, minimize response time and the risk of injury for rescuers, easily and cheaply. The tech was developed by a team comprising researchers from the University of Zurich, Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence, and NCCR Robotics. While commercial delivery drones like the ones Amazon is developing…
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