This is among the most cool flying things I've seen in a while. I grew up designing, building and flying various types of airplanes form the kind with wires to freeflight to full-feature radio controlled craft.The iPhone-controlled Parrot AR.Drone is wonderfully imaginative and, combined the autonomously controlled SensorFly from Carnegie Mellon, opens up new worlds for small flying applications. Complexity theory will play into how groups or flocks of SensorFly devices interact and move.
Interactive genetic algorithms allow users to provide input on software-generated outcomes and such an approach would work well with a Parrot device + multiple SensorFly devices. The flock finds its way with nudging from an operator who might want to search a certain area.
Inspiring.
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