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Researchers at Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) in Russia have recently developed an innovative system for human-swarm interactions that allows users to directly control the movements of a team of drones in complex environments. This system, presented in a paper pre-published on arXiv is based on an interface that recognizes human gestures and adapts the drones' trajectories accordingly. Quadcopters, drones with four...

It's famous for its roundabouts and statues of concrete cows. But the English town of Milton Keynes now has another claim to fame—a trundling army of shopping delivery robots. The six-wheeled automated vehicles, launched three years ago, barely get a second glance as they ply the residential streets, some 80 kilometres (49 miles) north of London. Numbers have grown to 200 in Milton Keynes...

Imaging technologies have taken center stage as the main drivers of many advanced applications in automation. It is no longer a question of whether a system should utilize vision and imaging. Rather, these technologies are frequently required to achieve success. Machine vision also plays a crucial role in the broader automation landscape by advancing productivity relative to concepts in Industry 4.0, such as AR/VR, IIoT, robotic guidance, and...