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Very cool, although I tend to think that the sensors around the cage is a kind of a cheat. The sensors can see the reflectors on the copters so the computer knows where they are in space, and "Space" is only as big as the cage of sensors. It would be much cooler if they could do this without those sensors. If each drone knew where it was in space on its own and knew where each of the others were on its own, THEN I would be blown away.
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You mean like sattelites provide a "cage" around the earth so you have 3 fixed points to triangulate with? ;)
What they are doing with those drones are so impressive it is kinda scary. Makes me wonder what kind of world my kids will live in in 50 years.