That’s pretty fast for an autonomous backpack UAV
DARPA’s Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program recently demonstrated that a commercial quadcopter platform could achieve 20-meters-per-second flight while carrying a full load of sensors and cameras.
So what’s the big deal?
Well, that’s 45mph in a small (fit through a window or doorway) drone. And by drone, we don’t mean remote control quad, the project is seeking to have a completely autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles to fly at speeds up to 20 m/s with no communication to the operator and without GPS.
Nothing like clearing a building via remote which will save the lives of Joes and Marines in the long run.