
Vijay Kumar: Flying Robots
Lex Fridman Podcast
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Lessons from Ants: Engineering Resilience
This chapter explores the remarkable resilience and adaptability of ants as a source of inspiration for engineering and robotics. It examines the concept of emergence in complex systems, highlighting the collaborative behaviors of swarms and the challenges of designing autonomous flying robots. The discussion emphasizes the need for true autonomy in robotics, delving into the implications of operating without human oversight or predefined maps.
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