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Flying robot echolocates like a bat to avoid banging into walls

New Scientist

A drone can guide itself and map environments via echolocation, using a simple buzzer and microphone set-up, much like a bat uses sound to see in the dark. For robots to be able to move autonomously, they need to determine where they are in space and whether any obstacles lie in their path.