Getting Small UAVs To Imitate Human Pilots Flying Through Dense Forests 56
New submitter diabolicalrobot writes "The Robotics Institute at CMU has been developing systems to learn from humans. Using a Machine Learning class of techniques called Imitation Learning our group has developed AI software for a small commercially available off-the-shelf ARdrone to autonomously fly through the dense trees for over 3.4 km in experimental runs. We are also developing methods to do longer range planning with such purely vision-guided UAVs. Such technology has a lot of potential impact for surveillance, search and rescue and allowing UAVs to safely share airspace with manned airspace."
Coming Soon... (Score:5, Funny)
Gives a whole new meaning... (Score:4, Funny)
CFIT (human) = Controlled Flight Into Terrain
CFIT (Machine) = Controlled Flight Into Tree
Re:I want one for home use (Score:2, Funny)
Except since it learns by imitation it would probably just sit in front of your PC all day.