DJI’s Neo 2 selfie drone has LiDAR for obstacle avoidance

DJI just announced the Neo 2 drone, which is a follow-up to last year's model. This one has LiDAR for obstacle avoidance.
TechNode

DJI launches Neo 2, its lightest follow-me drone with omnidirectional obstacle avoidance

DJI has launched the Neo 2, a 151 g lightweight follow-me drone designed as a “flying personal photographer.” The Neo 2 adds ...

DJI’s Neo 2 selfie drone adds obstacle avoidance and gesture controls

DJI has announced a follow-up to the Neo selfie drone it launched last September for $199. Although the original was priced ...
IEEE

Multi-robot obstacle avoidance in dynamic environments using opinion-driven CBFs

Abstract: We present a cooperative decentralized obstacle avoidance approach for a group of ground-based robots moving in an environment with dynamic obstacles. The objectives of this work are to ...
Lane Report

Airheads unveils Decoy Boy, a robot child adults can use to Trick-or-Treat … for themselves

Airheads Decoy Boy, the world’s first robotic trick-or-treating sidekick. ERLANGER, Ky. — Halloween isn’t just for kids anymore. This year, Airheads is crashing the candy barrier with Decoy Boy — the ...
Digi Times

Qualcomm acquires open-source MCU firm Arduino to tap developer community

Qualcomm has announced the acquisition of Italian open-source hardware and software company Arduino, assuring that Arduino's brand mission and community spirit will remain intact. Arduino enables ...
IEEE

Robust Enhanced Model Predictive Guidance for Impact Angle Constraints and Obstacle Avoidance

Abstract: This article investigates the non-homing guidance problem with impact angle constraints and obstacle avoidance under dynamic modeling errors and external disturbances. Firstly, the obstacle ...