Changelog Master Feed Flying high with AI drone racing at AlphaPilot (Practical AI #59)
Chris and Daniel talk with Keith Lynn, AlphaPilot Program Manager at Lockheed Martin. AlphaPilot is an open innovation challenge, developing artificial intelligence for high-speed racing drones, created through a partnership between Lockheed Martin and The Drone Racing League (DRL).
AlphaPilot challenged university teams from around the world to design AI capable of flying a drone without any human intervention or navigational pre-programming. Autonomous drones will race head-to-head through complex, three-dimensional tracks in DRL’s new Artificial Intelligence Robotic Racing (AIRR) Circuit. The winning team could win up to $2 million in prizes.
Keith shares the incredible story of how AlphaPilot got started, just prior to its debut race in Orlando, which will be broadcast on NBC Sports.
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Featuring:
- Keith Lynn – LinkedIn
- Chris Benson – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X
- Daniel Whitenack – Website, GitHub, X
Show Notes:
- AlphaPilot
- AlphaPilot – Lockheed Martin AI Drone Racing Innovation Challenge
- Lockheed Martin and Drone Racing League Announce 2019 AlphaPilot Teams
- Look ma, no hands: UCF arena to host fast-flying, autonomous drone racing in October
- Lockheed Martin
- Lockheed Martin - Wikipedia
- The Drone Racing League
- The Drone Racing League - Wikipedia
- Lockheed Martin - Twitter
- The Drone Racing League - Twitter
- NVIDIA - Twitter
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