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Swarming Micro Air Vehicle Network
     

The
Swarming Micro Air Vehicle Network (SMAVNET)
Project, of the
EPFL Laboratory of Intelligent Systems,
aims at developing swarms of flying robots that can be deployed in
disaster areas to rapidly create communication networks for rescuers. Flying robots are
interesting for such applications because they are fast, can easily overcome difficult
terrain, and benefit from line-of-sight communication.
SMAVNET
recently crossed the threshold to a higher public profile through coverage on
CNN Labs.
While it is just one of
a dozen current projects
being conducted at
LIS,
it's one with easily understood real-world applicability,
emergency communications and a bird's-eye view of the
scene in an emergency situation.
(See video)

   

http://robots.net/article/3135.html