Flying robot echolocates like a bat to avoid banging into walls

A easy buzzer and a few microphones assist a drone to navigate and map out its environment, very similar to how a bat makes use of sound to see in the dead of night

By Alex Wilkins

A drone can information itself and map environments through echolocation, utilizing a easy buzzer and microphone set-up, very similar to a bat makes use of sound to see in the dead of night.

For robots to have the ability to transfer autonomously, they should decide the place they’re in house and whether or not any obstacles lie of their path. This is often performed utilizing GPS sensors, cameras or units that use radio waves or lasers, however these will be too heavy for small robots, or …