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DESCRIPTION:By now just about everyone is familiar with drones. No matter i
 f you have seen YouTube videos of people filming events\, racing them\, fl
 ying over New York / New Jersey or from the war in Ukraine it seems like d
 rones are in the news almost every day. In fact\, you might even own one o
 f these yourself.\n\nThere is no doubt that a drone has become a valuable 
 tool for doing a number of things such as inspecting power lines\, followi
 ng whales\, making movies\, etc. However\, what comes next? Where do we go
  from here? It turns out that being able to control a single drone and hav
 e it fly to a location and perhaps do something is very valuable. However\
 , what would you do if you wanted to take a lot of something to a location
  or do something there over and over again? Yes\, you could fly your drone
  there\, do it\, fly it back\, outfit it again\, then rinse and repeat\; h
 owever\, the time and effort involved in doing this would potentially be p
 rohibitive. There has to be a better way...\n\nIt turns out that there mig
 ht be a better way: swarms. You and I already know about swarms. How many 
 times in the Fall have we looked up into the sky and seen massive groups o
 f birds following each other as they swoop and migrate? It turns out that 
 fish do the same thing. Since swarming already exists in nature\, perhaps 
 we can learn something from the creatures that already do this and apply i
 t to not only drones but to robotics in general. What would that look like
 ?\n\nGood news: you have an opportunity to find out. In this presentation 
 we're going to be taking a look at the cutting edge research that is going
  into finding out how swarms work in nature with the plan to take this kno
 wledge and apply it to robotics and drones. In the not too distant future 
 you might look up and see a swarm of drones heading off to look for a lost
  child\, inspect a failing dam\, or deliver needed supplies. How that's go
 ing to happen is what we'll be talking about...\n\nJoin us by registering 
 to attend this event and we'll see you there!\n\nVirtual: https://events.v
 tools.ieee.org/m/467681
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/467681
ORGANIZER:jim.anderson@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:38
SUMMARY:Drone Swarms: If One Is Good\, Then How About A Whole Bunch?
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/467681
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><img style="display: block\; margin-left: 
 auto\; margin-right: auto\;" src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui
 /media/display/619a8611-320d-451c-ab84-d314aaef5b89" width="645" height="4
 30"></p>\n<p>By now just about everyone is familiar with drones. No matter
  if you have seen YouTube videos of people filming events\, racing them\, 
 flying over New York / New Jersey or from the war in Ukraine it seems like
  drones are in the news almost every day. In fact\, you might even own one
  of these yourself.</p>\n<p>There is no doubt that a drone has become a va
 luable tool for doing a number of things such as inspecting power lines\, 
 following whales\, making movies\, etc. However\, what comes next? Where d
 o we go from here? It turns out that being able to control a single drone 
 and have it fly to a location and perhaps do something is very valuable. H
 owever\, what would you do if you wanted to take a lot of something to a l
 ocation or do something there over and over again? Yes\, you could fly you
 r drone there\, do it\, fly it back\, outfit it again\, then rinse and rep
 eat\; however\, the time and effort involved in doing this would potential
 ly be prohibitive. There has to be a better way...</p>\n<p>It turns out th
 at there might be a better way: swarms. You and I already know about swarm
 s. How many times in the Fall have we looked up into the sky and seen mass
 ive groups of birds following each other as they swoop and migrate? It tur
 ns out that fish do the same thing. Since swarming already exists in natur
 e\, perhaps we can learn something from the creatures that already do this
  and apply it to not only drones but to robotics in general. What would th
 at look like?</p>\n<p>Good news: you have an opportunity to find out. In t
 his presentation we're going to be taking a look at the cutting edge resea
 rch that is going into finding out how swarms work in nature with the plan
  to take this knowledge and apply it to robotics and drones. In the not to
 o distant future you might look up and see a swarm of drones heading off t
 o look for a lost child\, inspect a failing dam\, or deliver needed suppli
 es. How that's going to happen is what we'll be talking about...</p>\n<p>&
 nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Join us by registering to attend this event and we'll see y
 ou there!</p>
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