18.07.2012 05:20 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

Swarming quadrocopters complete trial recon mission for Japanese police (video)

Formation-flying quadrocopters have already given us hours of entertainment, but now they've also accomplished something serious. Earlier this month, mini choppers developed at Japan's robot-loving Chiba University assisted in an emergency drill that simulated an explosion at a chemical plant. Four machines and a host computer (shown off after the break) used spherical markers, image processing and a heck of a lot of math to autonomously scan the site for surviv

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