MIT Researchers Created A New Obstacle Navigational System For UAVs

MIT researchers developed a virtual reality-based system, "Flight Goggles", that allows UAV navigate rooms while avoiding virtual obstacles. "We think this is a game-changer in the development of drone technology, for drones that go fast," said Sertac Karaman, Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT. "In the upcoming years, we want to enter a drone racing competition with an autonomous drone, and beat the best human player," added Karaman. The virtual images collected by the UAV reportedly occur at 90 frames per second, which is triple, the speed that the human eye can capture. "The drone will be flying in an empty room, but will be'hallucinating' a completely different environment, and will learn in that environment," explained Karaman.