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Title Domme robotdrones werken slim samen: Op bezoek bij het dronelab van de TU Delft Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet Kennislink Media type Web Duration/Length/Size 1 Pag. Country/Territory Netherlands Date 23/12/19 Description Individueel zijn de kleine drones die de TU Delft ontwikkelt behoorlijk dom, maar door samen te werken kunnen ze razendsnel en goed slachtoffers in een brandend gebouw opsporen. NEMO Kennislink ging naar het lab waar wetenschappers de robotvliegjes maken met de vraag wat intelligentie is. Producer/Author Robert Visscher URL https://www.nemokennislink.nl/publicaties/domme-robotdrones-werken-slim-samen/ Persons G.C.H.E. de Croon Title Search and Rescue May See Help from Swarms of Tiny Drones Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Photonics media Media type Web Duration/Length/Size 1 pag. Country/Territory Netherlands Date 15/11/19 Description Researchers from Delft University of Technology demonstrated a swarm of tiny drones equipped with optical sensors that can explore unknown environments completely by themselves. URL https://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=65309 Persons Kimberly McGuire Title Study Explores Using Swarm of Tiny Drones to Transform Search-and-Rescue Operations Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Engineering.com Media type Web Duration/Length/Size 1 pag. Country/Territory Netherlands Date 8/11/19 Description Researchers recently released a study detailing the results of their project in the field of swarm robotics. A joint research team worked on the project for four years, exploring the use of tiny, autonomous 33-gram drones. The researchers were inspired by insect swarms. While insects tend to be limited individually, they are able to surpass limitations when operating in a swarm. By applying the same processes to small robots, they become capable of performing tasks typically difficult for large, individual robots. Producer/Author Denrie Caila Perez URL https://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/19680/Study-Explores-Using-Swarm-of-Tiny-Drones-to-Transform-Search-and-Rescue-Operations.aspx Persons Kimberly McGuire, G.C.H.E. de Croon Title Zwerm kleine drones verkent onbekende omgeving Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet TU Delft Media type Web Duration/Length/Size 1 pag. Country/Territory Netherlands Date 30/10/19 Description Onderzoekers hebben een zwerm piepkleine drones gepresenteerd die geheel zelfstandig een onbekende omgeving kan verkennen. Dit werk, dat op 23 oktober is gepubliceerd in Science Robotics, is een belangrijke stap vooruit binnen het vakgebied van de zwermrobotica. De uitdaging zit hem in het feit dat de piepkleine, 33 gram wegende drones autonoom moeten navigeren met zeer beperkte sensoren en rekencapaciteit. Het gezamenlijke onderzoeksteam – bestaande uit onderzoekers van de TU Delft, de Universiteit van Liverpool en de Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen – hebben deze uitdaging opgelost door zich te laten inspireren door de relatieve eenvoud waarmee insecten hun weg vinden. Producer/Author redactie URL https://www.tudelft.nl/2019/tu-delft/zwerm-kleine-drones-verkent-onbekende-omgeving/ Persons Kimberly McGuire, C. de Wagter, G.C.H.E. de Croon Title Acting Like Bees, Tiny Drones Find Their Way Through Unknown Environments Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Tech Briefs Media type Web Duration/Length/Size 1 pag. Country/Territory Netherlands Date 29/10/19 Description A group of researchers has developed a more minimal, map-less approach – one that takes after the bee. Producer/Author Billy Hurley URL https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/tb/stories/blog/35522?m=1051 Persons Kimberly McGuire, G.C.H.E. de Croon Title This Swarm of Search and Rescue Drones Can Explore Without Human Help Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Discover magazine Media type Web Duration/Length/Size 1 pag. Country/Territory Netherlands Date 28/10/19 Description In 2008, a fire ripped through the architectural building at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands. Firefighters got the burn under control, but afterward, the school wanted to know if any furniture was salvageable. Producer/Author Jennifer Walter URL blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2019/10/28/this-swarm-of-search-and-rescue-drones-can-explore-without-human-help/#.XcvGhNV7mUn Persons G.C.H.E. de Croon Title Deze zwerm mini-drones is geïnspireerd op insecten Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet NPO radio 1: Nieuws en Co Media type Web Duration/Length/Size 1 pag. radio uitzending 5:30 min. Country/Territory Netherlands Date 26/10/19 Description Een grote ruimte verkennen is voor een drone een hele klus. Maar met een zwerm piepkleine drones kan het al in een paar minuten, bewezen Nederlandse onderzoekers. Nieuws en Co nam een kijkje in hun lab aan de TU Delft. Producer/Author Guus Schoonewille URL https://www.nporadio1.nl/wetenschap-techniek/19540-deze-zwerm-mini-drones-is-geinspireerd-op-insecten Persons C. de Wagter, G.C.H.E. de Croon Title Swarms of tiny drones can look for disaster survivors Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet The Times Media type Print Duration/Length/Size 1 pag. Date 24/10/19 Description An earthquake has hit and people are trapped inside a building. But the ceilings are unsafe, masonry is falling and you can’t risk putting rescuers in for any longer than necessary. What do you do? You send in the drone swarm. Producer/Author Tom Whipple URL https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/swarms-of-tiny-drones-could-look-for-disaster-survivors-ds6975l9d Persons G.C.H.E. de Croon Title Mini drone swarm explores building without central control, GPS, mapping or memory Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Electronics weekly Media type Web Duration/Length/Size 1 pag. Country/Territory Netherlands Date 24/10/19 Description Swarms of drones with limited resources can effectively search an environment, according to the Technical University of Delft, which has invented an algorithm to make it all work – without guidance from a central computer. Producer/Author Steve Bush URL https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/research-news/mini-drone-swarm-auto-explores-building-without-gps-mapping-memory-2019-10/ Persons Kimberly McGuire Title Insects inspire swarm of search and rescue drones Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet The Engineer Media type Web Duration/Length/Size 1 pag. Country/Territory Netherlands Date 24/10/19 Description Insects have inspired an international team of researchers to create a swarm of tiny lightweight drones that autonomously explore unknown environments. Producer/Author redactie URL https://www.theengineer.co.uk/insect-swarm-drones-rescue/ Persons G.C.H.E. de Croon, Kimberly McGuire Title Swarm exploration by tiny flying robots Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet YouTube Media type Web Duration/Length/Size 2:40 min. Country/Territory Netherlands Date 23/10/19 Producer/Author TU Delft URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgMKiIEbfN8&list=PL_KSX9GOn2P9okvQGaGMP7KdXmF-7_iSV Persons G.C.H.E. de Croon, Kimberly McGuire Title Real-world Tests: 6 CrazyFlies Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet YouTube Media type Web Duration/Length/Size 6:26 min. Country/Territory Netherlands Date 23/10/19 Producer/Author TU Delft URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU4wsxwM1No&list=PL_KSX9GOn2P9okvQGaGMP7KdXmF-7_iSV&index=3 Persons G.C.H.E. de Croon, Kimberly McGuire Title 'Insectenalgoritme' helpt zwerm minidrones Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet De Ingenieur Media type Print Duration/Length/Size 1 pag. Country/Territory Netherlands Date 23/10/19 Description Ze wegen slechts 33 gram, hebben nauwelijks sensoren en maar zeer beperkte rekenkracht. Toch kunnen nieuw ontwikkelde minidrones gezamenlijk een onbekende omgeving verkennen. Producer/Author redacite URL https://www.deingenieur.nl/artikel/insectenalgoritme-helpt-zwerm-minidrones Persons G.C.H.E. de Croon, Kimberly McGuire, C. de Wagter
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Title De opkomst van de robotzwerm: van reddingsacties tot vuurwerkshows Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet De Vokskrant Media type Web Duration/Length/Size 1 pag. Country/Territory Netherlands Date 8/11/19 Description In bossen speuren naar branden, in gebouwen zoeken naar overlevenden: soms heb je aan één robot niet genoeg. Dan kan de robotzwerm redding brengen. Maar eerst het lab eens uit zien te komen. Producer/Author Niels Waarlo URL https://www.volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/de-opkomst-van-de-robotzwerm-van-reddingsacties-tot-vuurwerkshows~b9ff8e47/ Persons G.C.H.E. de Croon, Kimberly McGuire Title Delftse minidrone met 'insectenalgoritme' Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet BNR technologie Media type Radio Duration/Length/Size 4:30 min. Country/Territory Netherlands Date 25/10/19 Description Ze wegen slechts 33 gram, hebben nauwelijks sensoren en kunnen niet heel goed nadenken. Toch zijn de nieuwe minidrones van de TU Delft wél nuttig. URL https://www.bnr.nl/nieuws/technologie/10393107/delftse-minidrone-met-insectenalgoritme Persons G.C.H.E. de Croon Title Swarm of tiny drones explores unknown environments Country/Territory Netherlands Date 23/10/19 Description Researchers have presented a swarm of tiny drones that can explore unknown environments completely by themselves. This work, presented in Science Robotics on 23 October, forms a significant step in the field of swarm robotics. The challenge comes from the fact that the tiny 33-gram drones need to navigate autonomously while having extremely limited sensing and computational capabilities. The joint research team – with researchers from TU Delft, University of Liverpool and Radboud University of Nijmegen – tackled this challenge by drawing inspiration from the relative simplicity of insect navigation. URL https://www.tudelft.nl/en/2019/tu-delft/swarm-of-tiny-drones-explores-unknown-environments/ Persons K.N. McGuire, C. de Wagter, K. Tuyls, H. Kappen , G.C.H.E. de Croon