Autonomous Drone Races Against World-Class Human Pilots, Wins Big

For the first time, an autonomous drone has beat two human pilots in a drone race. Thanks to a new algorithm created by a team of researchers from the University of Zurich, which determines the time-optimal trajectories, the drone outperformed the pilots. Because of their limited battery life, drones must fulfill whatever duty they are given as quickly as possible. Not only that, but they need to be fast enough in order to be used in diff... (continue reading...)