• Question: Are the flying robots you use parrot ar drones if so what do you do with them? How do they help when thinking about the brain?

    Asked by muncesop to Ben, James, Jen, Michael, Susanna on 11 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: Jen Todd Jones

      Jen Todd Jones answered on 11 Mar 2013:

      I think this is a question for James!

    • Photo: James Stovold

      James Stovold answered on 11 Mar 2013:

      Jen, I think you may be right! Hi muncesop,

      Yes, the flying robots in that photo are Parrot AR drones, we have used them for a number of different projects, including automatically tracking robots on the floor and following them around the lab. I am looking into whether I can use artificial neural systems to control them, and whether we can get any advantages from using brain-like structures to do this, compared to traditional methods of controlling them.

      Also, sometimes, we make them dance: http://youtu.be/LTfE_D3rLu0 🙂

      James

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