One of the main problems with the latest battery operated drones is that if they go flat they just fall and if they hit anything they go out of control, This means that they can not can not be fully autonomous.
Step in Prof. Davide Scaramuzza, Director of the Robotics and Perception Group at the University of Zurich and co inventor of a new system that brings autonomous drone for commercial use (parcel delivery etc) a big step forward.
Using a camera, acceleration sensors and a smartphone processor a drone can recognize where and at what angle it is in and correct its orientation. Also if the power is failing the drone can find a safe area to land.
Source Science Daily
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