Our nano-quadrotor robots are made to be as lightweight as possible: less than a fifth of a pound and palm-sized. They can do an aerial backflip in half a second, accelerate at two Gs, and fly rotor blade to rotor… — Vijay Kumar Copy Share Image
If you want a robot to maneuver aggressively, it has to be small. As you scale things down, the 'moment of inertia' - the… — Vijay Kumar Copy Share
The big mathematical challenge for flying robots is making them move in six dimensions: x, y, z, pitch, yaw and roll. We create 3-D… — Vijay Kumar Copy Share
Clearly, humans will always have a role to play in emergency response for law enforcement. But if there's an emergency, if there's a 911… — Vijay Kumar Copy Share
Our nano-quadrotor robots are made to be as lightweight as possible: less than a fifth of a pound and palm-sized. They can do an… — Vijay Kumar Copy Share
If I say 'Find me an interesting painting' to Google, someday a robot could go around the Picasso museum and take a picture for… — Vijay Kumar Copy Share
Normally, in the presence of radiation, communication links fail. But with autonomous robots, you don't need communications. — Vijay Kumar Copy Share
I have this dream that the first responders to 911 calls will not be law enforcement personnel but robots. Robots can put eyes and… — Vijay Kumar Copy Share
When you play piano, your left hand and right hand are synced. Your brain basically has a clock, so that the right hand knows… — Vijay Kumar Copy Share
Drinking a cup of coffee with your eyes closed isn't a sophisticated task for a person, but it's hard for a robot. — Vijay Kumar Copy Share
