Autonomous quadrotor flight from the GRASP Lab, University of Pennsylvania. Check out a project from our group where we fly across multiple floors and outside: • Autonomous Multi-Floor...
This is only few steps away from Skynet. Amazing talent and engineering knowledge. Great to see how advanced you can get with such simple devices. Congratulation and thank you for sharing!
Crazy stuff..very inspiring ! im working on autonomous navigation with A.R Drone and now i want to change my project and work on this! great work guys !
@PhasmatisApparatus The "red lights" are a Vicon motion capture system which uses IR light and cameras. The robot itself is basically blind and told where it is, there independent version is 1/20 the speed of this.
i think the best way to use this in actual situations, like, going inside a random building, they will need a satelite to first scan the building, and make like a 3D generated "map" of the house, showing its paths and stuff, and then send these fellas to get to a certain point by using that mapping system
Now imagine a time in the near future when these little guys are everywhere, monitoring your every action, and making sure you are doing only what big brother wants you to be doing.
This is really cool but, i wonder what it'd take to do those maneuvers outside where there are no 50 motion tracking cameras strapped to walls. GPS is too sluggish for that kind of precision. I thing some sort of 3D laser range finder technology will be the future.
This is super cool, very amazing control tech. This is not so much a robot demo as it is an awesome **controls** demo. The robot has very little on board computation, and no way to know where it is. Localization is done with the Vicon mocap system (the red "lights" you see in the room), and there is on off board computer which feeds in commands. See the linked video in the description for what a fully independent autonomous system can do, its cool but much much slower and less precise.
@Geobon This is not an independent robot. It uses motion capture tech to find its position and off board computers. His second video description shows a true independent robot and its 1/20 the speed.
I could see the idea about the controller to recover from extreme initial conditions. In eg. rescue mission and what not you drive along a road and deploy drone by throwing them out of the car window, and they'll revover and start searching. Which means you can deploy drones in a large area in the least amount of time.
Someday, people will look back on this and marvel at the naivete of it all. Does anybody behind these projects even see the kind of future they are creating, or are they so far up the ivory tower that they can't imagine the dystopia they are preparing?
@josh3545 It probably uses a gyro or three to determine where up and down is, and the rotors just alternate power to stabilize. like to bottom pair of rotors(assuming it's in a completely vertical position) would spin faster than the top rotors, so the top would sag, and the bottom will start rising. after a certain time, all 4 rotors would equalize to keep the copter level.
What kind of sensors does this thing use to read the environment? Its insanely impressive how quickly and accurately it can detect orientation, location, and surrounding objects.
When the robots enslave humanity and make us build temples for them, we can tell our grandkids that we saw them while they were still buzzy and cute! Terrifyingly cute.
I had an idea about the cameras. If they were mounted on the quads instead of the walls then you might be able fly them anywhere as they would scan the area and comunicate with each other to get around any obstical. Then just a self-generating power supply to keep them in the air indefinatly. Nano nuclear power plant!
UAVs here we come! Just set similar systems up on commercial airplanes and we're set! No more human error, no more massive paycheck for pilots, and no more hijacking.
Can you say more about the autonomous aspect? Are you requiring external wall-mounted cameras, or is everything (software, hardware, etc) all on board the 'copter? This is really some amazing work!
I'm guessing they only achieve such accuracy because all the positional information comes from the cameras and sensors mounted along the walls. It's very impressive, but assuming the above then they are only autonomous within the confines of the testing room.
@tc777777777777777777 The red lights are a motion capture system which gives them exact position and orientation, they don't need any on board sensing.
I see these things now. Setup in some tube by the roadside waiting for speeders to go racing by, that is when they little unit flies out and chases you. Once the unit catches you, it prints out a ticket :) That or it has a blowdart attached and just paralyzes you until the police show up. Yup, the future ;)
@romanticpig i was imagining something more like a tripulated quadrotor for an attack helicopter. If a bigger version of this could have the versatility on movements and high autonomy, could be a real threat, Not just as an UAM or UAV
@sikhswim I too want some more detail on the autonomous mode. I assume there are wall-mounted cameras or some of those lights you see in the video are checkpoints for the robot. Also, how much half-life did you play before making this?
@powerone1 Of course, they are cheap enough that you'll probably see these in IEDs coming back the other way, especially if the recent Iranian RQ170 drone capture is any indication.
Why are everybody afraid god damn it! They still need some cameras set up to se a 3d landscape shown in this video. They have set that up right outside the net. It's not like they can navigate without them around, not yet! :P
@jlawton22 The significance of those isn't that its a flying object.... its that its a ridiculously maneuverable object that can seemingly maneuver through houses and really small crevasses using only computer software. Really I had to tell you that.?
Great... That scary ass Big Dog's going to come after us on land and these things are going to get us by air... Great game Team Human, but it looks like the robots are ready to exterminate us now...
@winterSTU Reallity will be drones who can quickly dodge anti-air missiles or rockets at low altitude while deploying some bombs under some fake "terrorism" claim, or similar scape goat reason.
This is only few steps away from Skynet. Amazing talent and engineering knowledge. Great to see how advanced you can get with such simple devices. Congratulation and thank you for sharing!
Crazy stuff..very inspiring ! im working on autonomous navigation with A.R Drone and now i want to change my project and work on this! great work guys !
@PhasmatisApparatus The "red lights" are a Vicon motion capture system which uses IR light and cameras. The robot itself is basically blind and told where it is, there independent version is 1/20 the speed of this.
i think the best way to use this in actual situations, like, going inside a random building, they will need a satelite to first scan the building, and make like a 3D generated "map" of the house, showing its paths and stuff, and then send these fellas to get to a certain point by using that mapping system
Now imagine a time in the near future when these little guys are everywhere, monitoring your every action, and making sure you are doing only what big brother wants you to be doing.
This is really cool but, i wonder what it'd take to do those maneuvers outside where there are no 50 motion tracking cameras strapped to walls. GPS is too sluggish for that kind of precision. I thing some sort of 3D laser range finder technology will be the future.
This is super cool, very amazing control tech. This is not so much a robot demo as it is an awesome **controls** demo. The robot has very little on board computation, and no way to know where it is. Localization is done with the Vicon mocap system (the red "lights" you see in the room), and there is on off board computer which feeds in commands.
See the linked video in the description for what a fully independent autonomous system can do, its cool but much much slower and less precise.
In slow motion, it sounds like a full-sized aircraft! I'd love to see these babies scaled-up.
The more I see that the more "aggressive quad rotor" sounds like a robotics sport. I'd certainly watch it.
Very worthwhile research. Yes the AR.Drone developers have a few pieces to learn when planning for their Mk II.
How scared does that guy look?
*Throws robot*
"Argh don't kill me!"
More of a scout or recon thingy. But can see lots of different uses.. nothing to be afraid of. I like.
@Geobon This is not an independent robot. It uses motion capture tech to find its position and off board computers. His second video description shows a true independent robot and its 1/20 the speed.
damn man, thats outstanding,
stability looks quite rock solid
I could see the idea about the controller to recover from extreme initial conditions. In eg. rescue mission and what not you drive along a road and deploy drone by throwing them out of the car window, and they'll revover and start searching. Which means you can deploy drones in a large area in the least amount of time.
Someday, people will look back on this and marvel at the naivete of it all. Does anybody behind these projects even see the kind of future they are creating, or are they so far up the ivory tower that they can't imagine the dystopia they are preparing?
@youtubedude i, for one, welcome our new quadrotorcopterbot overlords!
That is really impressive. What kind of sensors does it use?
Time to call Freeman. We're in need of his crowbar.
@josh3545 It probably uses a gyro or three to determine where up and down is, and the rotors just alternate power to stabilize.
like to bottom pair of rotors(assuming it's in a completely vertical position) would spin faster than the top rotors, so the top would sag, and the bottom will start rising.
after a certain time, all 4 rotors would equalize to keep the copter level.
What kind of sensors does this thing use to read the environment? Its insanely impressive how quickly and accurately it can detect orientation, location, and surrounding objects.
When the robots enslave humanity and make us build temples for them, we can tell our grandkids that we saw them while they were still buzzy and cute! Terrifyingly cute.
I had an idea about the cameras. If they were mounted on the quads instead of the walls then you might be able fly them anywhere as they would scan the area and comunicate with each other to get around any obstical. Then just a self-generating power supply to keep them in the air indefinatly. Nano nuclear power plant!
100 times bigger and you've got the Dragon Gunship commanded by Quarritch in Avatar.
0:58 - It looks like it's about to come after the guy holding the hoop. Hilarious!
0:32 LOOK AT ME I'M TROLLING AND NO ONE CAN STOP ME
UAVs here we come! Just set similar systems up on commercial airplanes and we're set! No more human error, no more massive paycheck for pilots, and no more hijacking.
That's... INCREDIBLY IMPRESSIVE. Sorry for caps but I had my eyes like basket balls.
Im excited everytime you guys add a new video. This one was one of the best ones! Keep it up!
Skynet!!!!!! Holy crap that was amazing.
WARNING: Do not watch if you're afraid of the sound of angry hornets swarming!
@DrDimk0o No, it is all autonomous control. I use the RC for changing between manual and autonomous control.
Can you say more about the autonomous aspect? Are you requiring external wall-mounted cameras, or is everything (software, hardware, etc) all on board the 'copter? This is really some amazing work!
reminds me of the scouts on terminator salvation, one step closer to robot revolution.
Wow - this is really cool.
Now...imagine...in 10 years, 50,000 of these things, 10 times smaller, in formation, over your neighborhood.
That thing is terrifying.
To think how smart these guys are!
I'm guessing they only achieve such accuracy because all the positional information comes from the cameras and sensors mounted along the walls. It's very impressive, but assuming the above then they are only autonomous within the confines of the testing room.
@tc777777777777777777 The red lights are a motion capture system which gives them exact position and orientation, they don't need any on board sensing.
All we need now is for this to have guns on it, and be 10 times larger, and Arnold to be on our side... and we've got a real-life movie!
Great Scott!!!
@LanteanKnight That would be awesome, but I doubt any human could control it! It reminds me of the flying scouts in Terminator Salvation!
Very skilled pilot flying a quad.. Awesome! :)
This thing is DAMN COOL !
@warbird7 You may be scared, but I for one welcome our new 4 propellered flying overlords!!!!
GAME OVER MAN, GAME OVER
How do you reward it for being such a good robot after it has completed a trick?
Always remember..... No fate for what we make.... - Sara Conner
this is amazing
Holy robotic crap!!! this looks like some futuristic scifi movie spy killer robot or something
where's my crowbar... WHERE IS MY CROWBAR!
Just Awsome, can you imagine a robot on two legs covering ground at 80mph. assuming 500lbs, right though buildings.
@Corgblam
Manhacks were the first things I thought of too.
@Geobon Not surprised they didn't respond to your comment, maybe it struck too close to home.
plain awesomeness!
When will this be capable without the room full of cameras?
One word. WOW.
I welcome our quadrotor overlords.
wow... ive been following this lab..... amazing progress! Keep it up! very exciting stuff
I see these things now. Setup in some tube by the roadside waiting for speeders to go racing by, that is when they little unit flies out and chases you. Once the unit catches you, it prints out a ticket :)
That or it has a blowdart attached and just paralyzes you until the police show up.
Yup, the future ;)
You guys are so awesome! Great work.
Now if they can send a team in to put red lights on your walls, this robot could chase you around your house! Just like in Terminator! :P
reminds me of a swarm of angry bees *cue Flight of the Bumble Bees!*
@romanticpig i was imagining something more like a tripulated quadrotor for an attack helicopter. If a bigger version of this could have the versatility on movements and high autonomy, could be a real threat, Not just as an UAM or UAV
Just amazing guys, totally absolutely amazing!!!
@sikhswim I too want some more detail on the autonomous mode. I assume there are wall-mounted cameras or some of those lights you see in the video are checkpoints for the robot.
Also, how much half-life did you play before making this?
@powerone1 Of course, they are cheap enough that you'll probably see these in IEDs coming back the other way, especially if the recent Iranian RQ170 drone capture is any indication.
ANYONE WHO IS AN ENGINEER IS JIZZING THEIR PANTS RIGHT NOW
i for one welcome our new robot overlords.
This is so damn awesome. I want one, with the software.
@diablo234 That is so EXACTLY what I thought!!
that is impressive nice job
from what I saw in other videos it can have many things including kinect.
Awesome!
WoooooooooW, Really wonderful but does it work alone or by a remote control
Over there they use motion capture, but the "autonomous" promise requires no external connections.
We don't need to worry about them getting bigger. It's the swarms.
Alright, i guess it's time to get a new crowbar!
TX. RIse of the machines
This could drive a cat nuts.
The Circus of Tomorow! I like!
sry, I wanted to say:
I for one welcome our new robot masters!
Christ. Manhacks. They're real. Be right back, gettin' my crowbar.
Why are everybody afraid god damn it! They still need some cameras set up to se a 3d landscape shown in this video. They have set that up right outside the net. It's not like they can navigate without them around, not yet! :P
sooo cool.
quad-copter-brooms and quidditch! :)
@molinobeer Done by an external computer I think, the localization is off board as well.
awesome!
That sounds like a stadium full of Vuvuzelas. Are the schemantics, research papers etc somewhere online?
This is some scary shit right here
This is fucking scary... The next thing you know the army might "adopt" this thing, then we're all so fucking screwed!
@W0LF35
My thoughts exactly.
I'd like to see this thing put to some useful work. Like chasing pidgeons! (Or 3d mapping cities)
@sirlancelot88 GOTTA MOVE THAT GEAR UP!
*It flies*
ALL RIGHTY THEN!
@jlawton22 The significance of those isn't that its a flying object.... its that its a ridiculously maneuverable object that can seemingly maneuver through houses and really small crevasses using only computer software. Really I had to tell you that.?
wow! impressive!
Great... That scary ass Big Dog's going to come after us on land and these things are going to get us by air... Great game Team Human, but it looks like the robots are ready to exterminate us now...
@winterSTU Reallity will be drones who can quickly dodge anti-air missiles or rockets at low altitude while deploying some bombs under some fake "terrorism" claim, or similar scape goat reason.
The net is there to prevent them from escaping!
I want 4 of those, so I could ducktape it to my backpack and fly.