Science Magazine: Ever dream of controlling robot swarms? This new virtual reality headset could help

Press/Media: Research

Release date: 29/3/2019

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TitleEver dream of controlling robot swarms? This new virtual reality headset could help
Degree of recognitionInternational
Media name/outletScience Magazine
Media typeWeb
Country/TerritoryUnited States
Date29/03/19
DescriptionRobot swarms could revolutionise everything from search and rescue missions to mining, but figuring out how to oversee so many moving parts is tough. A new approach lets people control tiny, semi-autonomous robots using virtual reality (VR)—much like a child might herd a swarm of crawling ants.
URLhttps://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/03/ever-dream-controlling-robot-swarms-new-virtual-reality-headset-could-help
PersonsInmo Jang, Junyan Hu, Farshad Arvin, Joaquin Carrasco Gomez, Barry Lennox

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Keywords

  • Swarm robotics, Human-Swarm Interaction