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Raffaello D'Andrea Demonstrates Learning Quadcopters

TED · Talk · 16 min · 2013 · YouTube title: The astounding athletic power of quadcopters | Raffaello D'Andrea
Why it's here

HN cites it for the live demo of multicopters flying with fewer working rotors.

What it covers

In a TEDGlobal talk, Raffaello D'Andrea demonstrates quadcopters that play catch, balance, learn and coordinate, using algorithms that treat them like athletes. It includes Kinect-controlled quads.