Roam Research
fromFast Company
2 days agoHow AI-powered echolocation is giving small drones night vision
An ultrasound-based perception system inspired by bat echolocation enables small aerial robots to navigate in low-visibility environments.
Bats are impressive navigators. Like so many mini submarines equipped with sonar, they deftly navigate dark forests and caves by listening for the echoes of their own calls. But how bats can tell which echo to follow while flitting around in a sea of overlapping and competing signals pinging off the myriad surfaces in their environments has been a mysteryuntil now.