Drones programmed to build bridge

Drones programmed to build bridge

Quadcopter drones have been programmed to build a rope bridge capable of supporting the weight of a human. The project was the result of a joint study by two researchers – one specialising in robotics, the other architecture – at ETH Zurich University’s Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control and Gramazio Kohler Research.

 

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