This Drone Can Dodge Anything You Throw at It

Researchers at the University of Maryland and the University of Zurich equipped a drone with event cameras and a sonar system to make it capable of detecting and dodging objects thrown at it. This technology could help drones and birds safely co-exist in the sky and it could also prove useful for law enforcement and military drones, which are susceptible to attacks. In their paper, titled "EVDodge: Embodied AI for High-Speed Dodging on a quadrotor using event cameras," it is stated that the system has an overall success rate of 70 percent. ► Subscribe for more tech & culture videos: http://on.mash.to/subscribe ◄ MORE FROM MASHABLE ‌• Video - https://youtu.be/1qKfvfFdJqs  ‌• Video - https://youtu.be/3XqRJRCSQzA  ‌• Video - https://youtu.be/mEmwJzQjwyw  Best of playlist: Best of Mashable  Tech Playlist: Tech Features & Trending Coverage  Keep up with us on social media Mashable.com: http://on.mash.to/1hCcRpl  Facebook: http://bit.ly/2T5bgLp Twitter: http://bit.ly/2Cx8gSN Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Tctzi3 Mashable is your source for the latest in tech, culture, and entertainment.   Subscribe to Mashable: http://bit.ly/2Sbyx1s #drone #tech #ai http://bit.ly/2FuaZNM Mashable June 24, 2019 at 09:19AM