NASA drone race pits humans against an AI pilot

NASA has pitted a professional drone racer against its AI. The space agency took on pilot Ken Loo on a specially designed course using three purpose built drones named Batman, Joker and Nightwing. While the human prevailed, NASA found its craft, which were funded by Google, were far more consistent - and didn't suffer from tiredness. The space agency took on pilot Ken Loo on a specially designed course using three purpose built drones named Batman, Joker and Nightwing in a project funded by Google. Loo averaged 11.1 seconds, compared to the drones 13.9 seconds The team built three custom drones (dubbed Batman, Joker and Nightwing) and developed the complex algorithms the drones needed to fly at high speeds while avoiding obstacles.