{"id":5613,"date":"2024-04-30T03:48:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T03:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=5613"},"modified":"2024-04-30T03:48:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T03:48:59","slug":"festo-bionicbee-is-companys-smallest-flying-robot-yet-can-autonomously-fly-in-a-swarm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=5613","title":{"rendered":"Festo BionicBee is Company&#8217;s Smallest Flying Robot Yet, Can Autonomously Fly in a Swarm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-177758\">\n<p>\t<!-- .post-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content description cf entry-content content-spacious\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/29192151\/festo-bionicbee-autonomous-fly-swarm.jpg\" alt=\"Festo BionicBee Robot Autonomous Fly Swarm\" width=\"960\" height=\"961\"\/><br \/>Weighing just 34 grams and measuring 220 mm long, the Festo BionicBee is the smallest flying object created by the company yet. The flying robot is capable of flying in a swarm autonomously, thanks to the help of an indoor locating system with ultra-wideband (UWB) technology. <\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-177758\"\/><br \/><iframe title=\"Festo BionicBee\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UzRf9y9EWqM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Festo BionicBee\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UzRf9y9EWqM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>A total of eight UWB anchors are installed in the space across two levels to allow for an accurate time measurement and enable the bees to locate themselves in the space. The UWB anchors then send transmit to the individual bees, which can independently measure the distances to the respective transmitting elements and calculate their own position in the space using the time stamps.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--horizontal\" data-aawp-product-asin=\"B0BXQ6MMZD\" data-aawp-product-id=\"118253\" data-aawp-tracking-id=\"tec02e-20\" data-aawp-product-title=\"LEGO Ideas The Insect Collection Fun Gift for Nature Lovers with Life-Size Blue Morpho Butterfly Hercules Beetle and Chinese Mantis Display Models Bug Building Set and Nature D\u00e9cor 21342\">\n<div class=\"aawp-product__thumb\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aawp-product__image\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51WGlTmtLnL._SL160_.jpg\" alt=\"LEGO Ideas The Insect Collection, Fun Gift for Nature Lovers, with Life-Size Blue Morpho Butterfly,...\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"aawp-product__content\">\n<p>            LEGO Ideas The Insect Collection, Fun Gift for Nature Lovers, with Life-Size Blue Morpho Butterfly,&#8230;        <\/p>\n<div class=\"aawp-product__description\">\n<ul>\n<li>LEGO Ideas The Insect Collection (21342) \u2013 Take time out to indulge your passion for nature with these 3 life-size, posable, display models of&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Blue morpho butterfly (Morpho peleides) \u2013 Capture the shades of blue in this butterfly\u2019s wings and its white dots. The model also includes a&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) \u2013 Build the longest beetle in the world, featuring attachable wings and the characteristic horns of the male of&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/29192655\/festo-bionicbee-robot-autonomous-fly-swarm.jpg\" alt=\"Festo BionicBee Robot Autonomous Fly Swarm\" width=\"1280\" height=\"924\"\/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>To fly in a swarm, the bees follow the paths specified by a central computer. To ensure safe and collision-free flight in close formation, a high degree of spatial and temporal accuracy is required. When planning the path, the possible mutual interaction through air turbulence \u2018downwash\u2019 must also be taken into account,\u201d said <i>Festo<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>[Sources 1 | 2]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .post-content --><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-box\">\n<div class=\"image\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/afb428e7fa743a3919f977c62f43c97a?s=82&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/afb428e7fa743a3919f977c62f43c97a?s=164&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-82 photo\" height=\"82\" width=\"82\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"author\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Author<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tJackson Chung\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text author-bio\">A technology, gadget and video game enthusiast that loves covering the latest industry news. Favorite trade show? Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-nav\">\n<div class=\"post previous cf\">\n<p>\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-angle-left\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"230\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/29145921\/arduino-fpv-drone-230x230.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Arduino FPV Drone\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/29145921\/arduino-fpv-drone-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/29145921\/arduino-fpv-drone-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/29145921\/arduino-fpv-drone-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> Festo BionicBee is Company&#8217;s Smallest Flying Robot Yet, 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