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News, Research

Nature article reveals how flying insects and drones can discern up from down

Posted onOctober 19, 2022October 19, 2022

Researchers from MAVLab and collaborators have developed a new theory on how flying drones and insects can estimate the gravity direction. Whereas drones typically use …

News, Research

Insect-inspired AI for autonomous robots

Posted onJune 15, 2022June 15, 2022

Insect-inspired AI for autonomous robots Small autonomous mobile robots, such as drones, rovers, and legged robots, promise to perform a wide range of tasks, from …

Autonomous swarm of tiny drones finds gas leaks
News, Research

Swarm of autonomous tiny drones can localize gas leaks

Posted onJuly 14, 2021December 10, 2021

A gas leak in a large building or at an industrial site is difficult to find. Human firefighters cannot see the gas, so they have …

News, Research

Learning process as a Solution to Fundamental Optical-flow Problems

Posted onJanuary 19, 2021December 10, 2021

Optical flow for small flying robots Flying insects heavily rely on optical flow for visual navigation and flight control. Roboticists have endowed small flying robots …

News, Robots

TU Delft maritime hydrogen drone flies longer and greener

Posted onNovember 10, 2020November 10, 2020

    A drone that can fly sustainably for long distances over land and water, and can land almost anywhere, will be able to serve …

News, Robots

Neuromorphic control for optic-flow-based landings of MAVs using the Loihi processor

Posted onNovember 3, 2020November 4, 2020

    Neuromorphic processors like Loihi offer a promising alternative to conventional computing modules for endowing constrained systems like micro air vehicles (MAVs) with robust, …

News, Robots

MAVLab wins the AlphaPilot AI challenge

Posted onDecember 9, 2019November 4, 2020

We are very proud to officially announce that we have won the AlphaPilot Drone Racing Innovation challenge!

News, Robots

Swarm of tiny drones explores unknown environments

Posted onOctober 23, 2019October 28, 2019

Our latest paper in Science Robotics presents the first swarm of tiny robots that can explore unknown environments completely by themselves. No map, no memory, and no GPS!

News, Robots

Pelican drone ensures super quick water sampling

Posted onSeptember 25, 2019December 4, 2019

researchers from TU Delft have developed a ‘pelican drone’: a drone capable of taking water samples quickly, in combination with a measuring instrument that immediately analyses the water quality.

News, Research

Robust indoor flight by a team of small drones

Posted onMarch 5, 2019April 29, 2019

Teams of autonomous drones could be used in rescue missions, exploration, and more. How can we enable them to fly together safely? We are working …

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