This small drone is using sonar, similar to bats’ echolocation, to navigate through a grove of trees. Nitin Sanket

Ultralightweight sonar plus AI lets tiny drones navigate like bats

Inspired by bats, a new ultra-low-power sensing system enables tiny drones to navigate through darkness, smoke and dust, where cameras and other light-based sensors fail.

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