Autonomous aerial robots, commonly referred to as drones, could soon be used for search and rescue, first response, and precision farming. Join roboticist Vijay Kumar, dean and professor of engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, as he describes the advantages and the challenges of coordinating and controlling teams of small robots.

This SciCafe took place on March 2, 2016.

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