The latest command that human can give drone is to swing ropes from one point to another and knit bridges that can carry humans. (Photo : Reuters)
Does anyone need spider-man to toss webs across when the amazing drones can sling ropes for humans?
The latest command that human can give drone is to swing ropes from one point to another and knit bridges that can carry humans. Coming from ETH Zurich is the newest development of the Swiss Science University - a project that is using Flying Machine Arena (quadcopters) to span, braid and knot the ropes to create a bridge.
Although this experiment has not been weathered outside the science lab, with some complexity, the bridge may seem to be like one of those in playgrounds. The drones are entirely being tested inside the aerial construction area with 120 meters high course.
There are several kinds of drones used in this project such the smaller drones that help string the ropes and the bigger ones that carries heavy stack. The bigger drones that carry the ropes use plastic tube so that the ropes can be rolled easily, Inverse reported.
The drones were programmed to build a rope bridge measuring 7.4 meters long using Dyneema. Analysts from the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control and some from Gramazio Kohler Research used software that is composed of dedicated tools. The software used to command the drones also uses "sophisticated algorithms" that helps the flying machines build the bridge. This amazing experiment proves that the flying machines, oftentimes called the quadcopters, can create a structure that can help humans transfer from one point to another.
Researchers were able to accomplish their target to carry a human from one place to the other using the rope bridge that the flying machines have created. Capturing movements and building rope-bridge are the proof that these drones have gone way beyond their usual tasks, Tech Spot noted.
