Autonomous drones fly through Chinese bamboo forest
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This swarm of 10 autonomous drones can manoeuvre through a bamboo forest in China. They are the first to successfully fly outdoors and navigate unprogrammed obstacles, according to researchers at Zhejiang University who led the experiment.
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That is both amazing and terrifying at the same time.
@Ruzzky_Bly4t
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, imagine these drones with explosives attached, destroying targets kamikaze-style. You run into a dense forest, and they slowly advance on you, and all you hear behind you is the howling of their motors. That would be pretty plausible even with today's technology.
@johnnysun6495
2 жыл бұрын
It's like one of the probe droid from star wars
@travelerforever8849
2 жыл бұрын
@@johnnysun6495 I am just about to say that ..
@haditjandradjaja8403
2 жыл бұрын
Are they waterproof ???
@xndr4972
2 жыл бұрын
Of course, it's terrifying when it's not from the US
1:09 "In theory, the technology can help with aerial mapping for disaster relief". In theory, it can also be used in warfare to seek out and destroy an enemy at ground level.
@Al-sl5sn
2 жыл бұрын
Not with that noisy as# propeller
@liaupikhan
2 жыл бұрын
That's what I was thinking lol
@rickyr2252
2 жыл бұрын
I guess so.. scary i think. War in the future only robot vs robot.
@pcguidelk
2 жыл бұрын
An improved fast flying drone will be deadly and the propeller sound alone could inflict terror.
@Mipetz38
2 жыл бұрын
@@Al-sl5sn it can work against slow targets
I have read this report somewhere else. These drones don't rely on internet connection, but process data on these drones themselves, which is why it made the front page of science magazines.
@Unknown_Ooh
Жыл бұрын
Slightly frightening
@zw.drawing
3 ай бұрын
China has developed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that can fly both on land and in the air, which are being trained using AI technology
@jerryboics9550
7 күн бұрын
Why would they rely on an Internet connection?
This looks like something out of a sci-fi movie
@premierdeal
2 жыл бұрын
I'll be back....
@legolas7r
9 күн бұрын
The game - Ghost Recon Breakpoint . The game is full with AI Killer drones
Hope this can be use for future search as rescue mission, I believe it’ll help a lot!
@kanedawong
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, if there is someone missing or a escaped prisoner you can just get these drones to help locate them
@ILovePizzaAndKFC99502
2 жыл бұрын
@@kanedawong you are missing don’t worry I will find you brother 😂
@Doomsday.606
2 жыл бұрын
Or attack against human mission 😂😂😂
@kvdp9543
2 жыл бұрын
@@kanedawong if I see this lot coming I'm praying for a natural disaster. Ice storm, lightning strikes, forest fires... I'll take my chances with a tornado thanks very much.
@robert2690
2 жыл бұрын
@Nother Nobody There is always that one person. This is why we can’t have nice things. Smh
Imagine you are hiding for your life in a forest at night, and suddenly you hear the sound of 100 armed drones looking for you
@lamrof
11 ай бұрын
Wow, that would really be scary as frack.
@tomservo5007
2 күн бұрын
if the drones are from China, you are safe
It is for Military purpose in the future for sure to track enemies rather than aerial mapping for disaster !
@Linkwii64
2 жыл бұрын
Agree. All I see is how can this be use to tracks enemies in dense vegetation forest. Arm with heat seeking sensor camera you can scan for enemies hidden in the jungle.
@strongchallenger2269
2 жыл бұрын
You should also see another innovation by Shanghai Jiatong University. Drones can fly in the air and dive into the water and hunt for enemy's submarine. kzread.info/dash/bejne/d3aB2cydiLrQeM4.html The test was carried out in the Hainan Island . Information can be sent back to the Chinese military on those militarised islands and fire one topedo or even the aircraft carrier. Kaboom!
@monty5285
2 жыл бұрын
This is 100% going to be used in warfare. They can already autonomously map and navigate through a forest, it won’t take long before they can detect and follow heat signatures and explode when in proximity. They will be floating claymore swarms in no time and research will be accelerated even further with military $$$
The best technology shown here is China’s awesome 5G coverage even in a mountainous bamboo forest.
@zve6
2 жыл бұрын
6G is already a thing, With only the cost efficiency being worked on left
@MrChad69420
2 жыл бұрын
@@zve6 no it’s not
@MrChad69420
2 жыл бұрын
@@routiesero5632 they are researching, not that you can use it.
@zve6
2 жыл бұрын
@@MrChad69420 I didn't say It can be used :/
@zve6
2 жыл бұрын
@@MrChad69420 I only said it's a thing
This show how advanced they are!! 👍👍👍
My India Modi will be very scary watching this
So many applications for this amazing technology. These drones can be the next gardeners for agricultural and food preparation. Orchards as far as the eye could see. This is sensational outcome.
@grassytiger
2 жыл бұрын
This is gonna be used to track people down hiding in the forest
@eastcoastsailingcenter7768
2 жыл бұрын
war......
@pangoprime8674
2 жыл бұрын
Agriculture are you joking?? Killing people and tracking “dissidents” is the truth
@thunderedsun203
2 жыл бұрын
@@pangoprime8674 also don't make this political
@jefvan536
2 жыл бұрын
look how tge dron cordinat one and another...this place so hard to go trough because that ga between bamboo not that big...this is ai
I hope all the drones in this world are being used in this kind of peaceful ways.
@jamescrud
2 жыл бұрын
Uhm...this is how AI will hunt humans hiding in the forest.
@reptalien_music
Жыл бұрын
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. No.
@outerjohn
3 ай бұрын
Press x to doubt
this is how you find bigfoot.
@Fido-vm9zi
5 күн бұрын
Find the souls that go missing or need help.
@Fido-vm9zi
5 күн бұрын
Map the terrain to find anomalies or pits, holes.
If that is what is advertised then we all know that there's something 50 times better than that already 🤔
@kevinli7473
2 жыл бұрын
lol no
@michaelchen4879
2 жыл бұрын
You mean Chinese Military?
@rodrozil6544
2 жыл бұрын
50 times? Big No!
@rodrozil6544
2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelchen4879 US military budget is bigger than many countries.
@smiles.5927
2 жыл бұрын
@@rodrozil6544 guess you would rather me say 100 times! Phil Schneider go check out what he says
Looks like the chase on Endor in Return of the Jedi.
Another awesome opportunity for technology to have many purposes to help
@guy2006
2 жыл бұрын
Or hurt
@putinvladimir6293
2 жыл бұрын
it will mostly help police officers i think
@lexneuron
2 жыл бұрын
@@guy2006 , Yeah, sure, like your sushi knife, all depending on how you use it and what your mental status is in. Or like a wine bottle, with which what Johnny Depp was being accused of doing -- using it to sexually assault Amber Heard, while the normal people would use it only for storing wine.
@toyotawitha20mm35
2 жыл бұрын
They are definently going to militarize this
@bennyrashasha9920
2 жыл бұрын
Heeeelp an authoritarian regime control its populace?
i remember a drone being used for such in the movie Prometheus
@yeshao-ml7sk
Ай бұрын
是的,那个球形的扫描无人机对吧?
Well, it also looks like future military hardware.
@strongchallenger2269
2 жыл бұрын
Yup! What about under water drones and can resurface and fly away? You should see another innovation by Shanghai Jiatong University. Drones can fly in the air and dive into the water and hunt for enemy's submarine. kzread.info/dash/bejne/d3aB2cydiLrQeM4.html Test was done in the South China Sea.
I love this channel it shows me things I can't even imagine
I suppose this technology can be used to explore and map caves, terrians, and if made waterproof, can be used to map underground rivers, streams, sea floors.
@rahulsingh8769
2 жыл бұрын
There are also algorithmns for cave navigation like prim jarnik or djikstras algorithmns
@firstname5556
2 жыл бұрын
Or a killing machine
@Mipetz38
2 жыл бұрын
They can also quickly localize targets hiding in buildings in urban environments
@Andy-df5fj
2 жыл бұрын
To map underwater, they would need to be far more than just waterproof. They would need different propulsion systems, but the guidance system could surely be retrofitted to avoid underwater obstacles.
@monty5285
2 жыл бұрын
This is going to be weaponised
China Academy of Sciene: you do the imagination , we do the work 😳😳😳
Make no mistake, disaster relief, search & rescue potential aside, police and military ARE taking VERY vested interest in these developments.
@rodrozil6544
2 жыл бұрын
Criminals RIP
@nobody2087
2 жыл бұрын
This can be used to find people lost in the forest!
@honortruth3600
2 жыл бұрын
@@nobody2087 I said this. It can be used for search and rescue efforts. It will also be horrifically abused by governments.
@monty5285
2 жыл бұрын
This is 100% going to be used in warfare. They can already autonomously map and navigate through a forest, it won’t take long before they can detect and follow heat signatures and explode when in proximity. They will be floating claymore swarms in no time and research will be accelerated even further with military $$$
@zw.drawing
3 ай бұрын
China has developed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that can fly both on land and in the air, which are being trained using AI technology
This technology can save lives!!!
@demiglas7942
2 жыл бұрын
do you think the globalist will use it for that ?
@shubhank5409
2 жыл бұрын
Or can take lives
@yogasadana402
2 жыл бұрын
add a thermal scanner to find someone who got lost in the forest
@iitn8437
2 жыл бұрын
@@yogasadana402 and also can do ambush on someone. Killer drones can be reality in future.
@yogasadana402
2 жыл бұрын
@@iitn8437 yeah,. it's like a double edged sword, depend on what's it used for
Amazing feat of evolving the swam algorithm to a new level
the trees will not protect you forever -Drones
Could find a lost child.
This level of automation is so lightyears ahead! Great advancement! 🤩🤩🤩
@sukhkaur9440
2 жыл бұрын
Lightyear is a unit of Distance and not time!
@LittleMissRollerCoaster
2 жыл бұрын
@@sukhkaur9440 i can find a unit of measurement for time to exaggerate! 😂😂😂
@strongchallenger2269
2 жыл бұрын
Don't worry about lightyears unit measurements. This is published in the New Scientist magazine a world renowned publication equivalent to the Nature in the UK.
@strongchallenger2269
2 жыл бұрын
@@LittleMissRollerCoaster 👍👈
Americans: Chinese stole our technology.
It would be nice to watch a drone light show in the bamboo forest.
This is more realistic experiments ! Drones can help citizens in the future 👍
Come on this is freakin terrifying. Coordinating drones!! Just strap a weapon to those drones and you got robots hunting humans!!
@wisnugunandhika5192
2 жыл бұрын
Or, you can use them to scout earthquake victims in building ruins
@GoToMan
2 жыл бұрын
@昨日阿富汗,今日烏克蘭,明日台灣島,靠美國,得滅亡 C’mon China is telling everyone it’s either going to take Taiwan peacefully or by force. China launched wars in India, remember? And now we both have a border conflict, China used microwave weapons on our soldiers and now this is the perfect tech for scouting the difficult terrain to make the mountains accessible for warfare and cartography.
@JonathanAnimate2
2 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure ai will get the same regulation as biological, nuclear and chemical warfare. There will be limits that nations will all wish to keep to. Terrorism and intelligence service uses are another matter all together.
@strikeforce5331
2 жыл бұрын
@昨日阿富汗,今日烏克蘭,明日台灣島,靠美國,得滅亡 Youre right. The western regime is evil and the aggressor. But just answer my question: How many of those wars started were from Jewish influence?
@turtlesoup8134
2 жыл бұрын
just strap explosive to the drone swarm and send them to enemy fortification or ruins in urban warfare. Instant win.
What a beautiful test! Love it, when things go so smoothly.
Drone: you can run but you can't hide
Few things strike me as futuristic as much as a swarm of hovering, buzzing robots deftly scanning through a forest.
there is gonna be a new sound of fear while hiking in forests
Coming to a frontline near you...
China Tech is so advanced. Wonderful and beautiful!
@kaisouseru2466
5 күн бұрын
+5 social credit
If this technology gets perfection, it can be used towards future antigravity vehicle's mobility-navigation/landing through any dense surface without need for runways.... :)
@cherokeeconcrete1986
2 жыл бұрын
Too late those are the so called ufo ships
Very useful for search and rescue missing people on forest
@monty5285
2 жыл бұрын
This is 100% going to be used in warfare. They can already autonomously map and navigate through a forest, it won’t take long before they can detect and follow heat signatures and explode when in proximity. They will be floating claymore swarms in no time and research will be accelerated even further with military $$$
Chinese engineering is epic
Shocking Chinese drones. Wow!👍👍👍🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳
And what application will the drones be used in "search and rescue" ?
@Shadenium1
Жыл бұрын
Search enemy and rescue freedom.
These are much more efficient than search-and-rescue dogs in locating victims being stranded in deep forest. While waiting for the arrival of the rescuse team, the drones can deliver food and first aids supplies once the victims are being located. This will save a lot of lives.
@Phantom-bh5ru
Жыл бұрын
Yea these can be so useful in search and rescue. The swarm can sweep through locations effortlessly and may save many lives.
Imagine an army of these in their thousands used for scouting or sar. Or hunting a fugitive
Excellent! Superb! Kudos to our Chinese friends for pushing the limits of current technology. Such technology has incredible potential in many areas including defense, disaster relief, space, Mars, Moon, conservation of wildlife, natural resources, and farming.
@JR-kk6ce
2 жыл бұрын
@666J6R6M6666 yes, that is a valid concern which must be managed.
Imagine you fighting a battle in some forest and than you hear a noise only to emerge from the thick of the forest hundreds of fully armed ground drones, it’s getting harder and harder
Really cool!
according to publication on this project, these drones rely only on wireless communiction between themselves and depth cameras for collision avoidance and navigation. so there is no cellular coverage (3/4/5/6G, etc) , no prior knowledge of the enrionment, for instance, maps and so on.
@wongcy713
2 ай бұрын
You missed one item - Beidou
Great for search and rescue with thermal imaging
Very few companies/universities capable of developing such excellent tech!
Combination of Robotics & AI is great, but only become amazing depending on the ultimate intention and purpose. Advanced tech is always a double- sided sword and depending on the user.
@monty5285
2 жыл бұрын
This is 100% going to be used in warfare. They can already autonomously map and navigate through a forest, it won’t take long before they can detect and follow heat signatures and explode when in proximity. They will be floating claymore swarms in no time and research will be accelerated even further with military $$$
The drones could hunt people in the woods. It's freaking scary
@user-ur9lu7bd5s
2 жыл бұрын
and deliver the payload
Seems like this could be useful in search and rescue.
This is going to be the most terrifying and scary sound of the future.
Everyone’s worried but I though this was brilliant in case someone was lost in mountains or so this would be a great method to scan and search at a fast pace rather that having a crowd searching for people.
@NaggersandJoggers
Жыл бұрын
unless you were being invaded and trying to hide in the mountains yourself. In which case you would be glad to know these drones would hunt you down with amazing speed
This can be used to uncover mysteries of BIG Foot and alien mystery.
Imagine in the future, these drones will be used as explosive suicide drones, or drones that can navigate harsh terrain of a war
@shi117
2 жыл бұрын
You bet
@blexxy5861
2 жыл бұрын
Usa has done this already
@llkk290
2 жыл бұрын
jungle special operations
@monty5285
2 жыл бұрын
This is 100% going to be used in warfare. They can already autonomously map and navigate through a forest, it won’t take long before they can detect and follow heat signatures and explode when in proximity. They will be floating claymore swarms in no time and research will be accelerated even further with military $$$
now imagine each one is actually a handgrenade
That's it, we're going to have to increase drone tariffs 100% and sanction the bamboo forest
The era of robotic war getting closer
This will help search and rescue teams a lot. Put in sound recognition and unleash the search party.
Wow. VERY cool tech. Wonder if some country will say that this is "stolen tech" too...🤣😂
@ezioauditore5616
2 жыл бұрын
@@user-dn8td2cq1j like India have this haha
@camlee2341
2 жыл бұрын
@@user-dn8td2cq1j who cares who had it first ..it's what u do with it ...would u rather drive a ford or a porsche
@jasonwang1572
2 жыл бұрын
@@user-dn8td2cq1j May be in the movies from Taiwan or US
@White742
2 жыл бұрын
@@AfridiBD lol
@parkjoonkwang9259
2 жыл бұрын
@@user-dn8td2cq1j Show taiwan drones like this
想到了,电影普罗米修斯里那颗在外星飞船里释放的扫描球 ...
Still the propellers best be protected in a frame and mesh. Hope they have frame & mesh protection for drone taxi as well as for say DJI
@patricofritz4094
2 жыл бұрын
They probably just want a proof of concept / work first but yeah I agree
imagine waking up in 2050 in the middle of the night to get a glass of water and you just hear and see a swarm of drones flying out the woods towards your nearest military base and critical infrastructure....now imagine it in 2030 because thats the more likely year
@Hyperion4K
Жыл бұрын
yeah Im thinking sometime in the 2030s aswell. tech evolves so ridiculously fast now
but they told me china can't innovate!
@books4739
16 күн бұрын
they can't
"An algorithm guides the robots to avoid collision, fly efficiently and coordinate as a team". Militaries around the world:
"in theory they can flush out enemy soilders from dense forest or urban areas"
@nmew6926
2 жыл бұрын
No need for Agent Orange
Imagine what would happen when governments/militaries get their hand on this technology.
@codrincod424
2 жыл бұрын
they are behind all of these so they already got their hands on this technology
@stivi739
2 жыл бұрын
They already have lol
@knightrider1877
2 жыл бұрын
@@stivi739 LOL..agree..they already do...these guys are secondary, trying to improve it.....
@cherokeeconcrete1986
2 жыл бұрын
What🤦🏽
@monty5285
2 жыл бұрын
This is 100% going to be used in warfare. They can already autonomously map and navigate through a forest, it won’t take long before they can detect and follow heat signatures and explode when in proximity. They will be floating claymore swarms in no time and research will be accelerated even further with military $$$
those things make the most annoying mosquito sounds
This is giving me Sonic movie 1 vibes when the badniks are finding sonic
this is the drone tht i wanted
imagine million of this with camera and C4 charges
Please add Skynet to the swarm
Imagine looking for people who get lost hiking search and rescue could go quick
This reminds me of the drone attack scene from the movie "ANGEL HAS FALLEN" starring Gerard Butler! Scary😭😱😰
This is satisfying to watch. Seeing these drones feels like a dream come true.
@truewealth50
2 жыл бұрын
Getting attacked by Drones feels like a dream come true ?
@kvdp9543
2 жыл бұрын
Who's dream exactly? Mao? Stalin?
@KJ-kn2rz
2 жыл бұрын
@@truewealth50 like Afghan innocent family hit by USA military drone
@averagechinaenjoyer1513
6 ай бұрын
@@kvdp9543Obomba’s dream
That is amazing innovation. Jia you China - keeping the world save.
If this is possible each drone has to have an atomanus driver ?or is all drones flying under one control of a labtop server?
Collision avoidance how? Computer vision through camera or LiDAR sensors?
Proud of You #PakChina friendship ❤️
... And suddenly those little critters are not CGI anymore. If this is what is demonstrated for the general public, just imagine what the undisclosed advanced military grade will be capable of. And I am speaking on the robotic and nano technology field as well. The military grade will indeed blow our minds off had they been disclosed. 🤯
As someone who has never seen a Bamboo forest in real life, I was surprised to see it doesn’t appear to be that dense. Perhaps there’s a logical reason why but I’ve seen Bamboo clusters so tight, light has a hard time getting through it, let alone flying robots. However l, that’s also just when people put it in their yards here in the US. Probably a different species, etc.
Sweet! Nice work. If I could get my hands on one.
"In theory, they can be used for disaster relief...." No, it's weapons. They'll be used for weapons.
@styroreality
2 жыл бұрын
Bingo.
@ChengliangPan
2 жыл бұрын
@@styroreality No, it's for disaster relief, same as our satellites!
@monty5285
2 жыл бұрын
This is 100% going to be used in warfare. They can already autonomously map and navigate through a forest, it won’t take long before they can detect and follow heat signatures and explode when in proximity. They will be floating claymore swarms in no time and research will be accelerated even further with military $$$
@karagespy1077
26 күн бұрын
Tbh, it could be used for both lol
It can also use in avoiding bullets..
As a FPV racing pilot, I am use to hearing 5 or 6, 5 inch racing quads accelerate around a track. Its loud and violent. But to hear those screaming thru the woods with pusher props all by themselves, is the making of nightmares for some. Lol
@kusukacolaylowlee1611
2 жыл бұрын
Can you fpv war drone?
Just the sound alone is psychological warfare.
Increíble!! Most impressive!!
Great tech for Search and Rescue too.
They're making sure everyone is staying inside.
My decades of training on Halo destroying Sentinels will not be in vein...
Imagine these guys on a search party. it would be so affective
Great job. Zhejiang University (浙大) is the best in China
We all know what these drones will eventually be used for...
@wwang9026
2 жыл бұрын
used for defend their country and people to make sure they are not next Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
@zw.drawing
3 ай бұрын
All of China's weapons are for defense, unlike some countries that have their own military bases all over the world
I respect chinese people for all their innovations
@TypicalBlox
Жыл бұрын
You must be living under a rock, skydio an american company has been selling drones that do this for under $1000 for 4 years now
@ex0duzz
8 ай бұрын
Yeah? Then why does us military, Russia, Ukraine etc all use Chinese dji drones? Why does dji have 80%+ market share of civilian drones just by itself, not even counting other Chinese drones companies? Where are the videos of skydio drone swarms flying through a thick forest autonomously? Can you link me to those videos? Because I can't find it. They show just done tracking a car or something out in open space. Not thick forest with branches and leaves everywhere and in massive drone swarm and networked together. These don't even need cellular coverage(4g/5g etc) and don't need pre programmed maps or terrain knowledge. They figure everything out themselves with local on board sensors and systems, don't need satellite communication like space X starlink. Please show me those videos from skydio, I would love to see it. In reality I'm guessing they are even inferior to dji drones, let alone these state of the art swarm drones with autonomous systems and sensors and have object avoidance without any pre mapping or terrain/obstacle scanning etc.
@zw.drawing
3 ай бұрын
What does radar do? These are all training their collaborative ability and obstacle avoidance ability. Each drone is autonomous, and now there are dozens of drones that may appear in the same area at the same time in the future, which would be fatal... It is impossible to intercept them one by one. China already has this type of mini drone that integrates sea, land, and air, which is currently being tested
Listen carefully to that sound they're making. Behind the buzzing you can just make out "we're from the government and we're here to help".
Imagine you as a panda eating bamboo, but suddenly a large mosquito noises (drones) are passing around you
Well that just rendered conventional infantry tactics obsolete. All you need to do is to add a thermal sensor, an explosive and a mechanism to identify friend from foe.
@monty5285
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly. This is 100% going to be used in warfare. They can already autonomously map and navigate through a forest, it won’t take long before they can detect and follow heat signatures and explode when in proximity. They will be floating claymore swarms in no time and research will be accelerated even further with military $$$
I'll be even more impressed if the chips are arm based and long battery life