Core77.com recently featured a story on AU speaker, professional drone pilot, and AI enthusiast Eli DāElia, who envisions a drone thatās āAI-grown and AI-flownā āthat is, both designed and flown by computers. And he thinks it will appear in the not-too-distant future.
While autonomous drones may sound like something out of the next Star Wars installment, the idea is actually not that far-fetched. Several companies, including DāEliaās Eagle Eye Metrics, are already dipping their toes into this pond. DāElia has partnered with Autodesk to design the Hooligan 1000 racing drone, using the Autodesk Dreamcatcher generative design system to design the droneās chassis. Once the design is finished, DāElia will start working on the AI system that will steer the craft.
āSometimes you hear people say that all this amazing stuff is going to happen āin the future,ā but you have to rememberāthatās like 3 to 5 years from now,ā he says. āThink about how far self-driving cars have come in 5 years. This stuff is coming and itās coming fast.ā
Read the full story, and check out DāEliaās AU 2016 class to learn more: Racing-Drone Design Fundamentals with Fusion 360.
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