Science Magazine: Ever dream of controlling robot swarms? This new virtual reality headset could help
Press/Media: Research
Media coverage
Title | Ever dream of controlling robot swarms? This new virtual reality headset could help |
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Degree of recognition | International |
Media name/outlet | Science Magazine |
Media type | Web |
Country/Territory | United States |
Date | 29/03/19 |
Description | Robot 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. |
URL | https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/03/ever-dream-controlling-robot-swarms-new-virtual-reality-headset-could-help |
Persons | Inmo Jang, Junyan Hu, Farshad Arvin, Joaquin Carrasco Gomez, Barry Lennox |