Sparc AI launches autonomous drone without GPS
2024-08-13 16:52 ET - News Release
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Mr. Anoosh Manzoori reports
SPARC AI SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES AN AUTONOMOUS DRONE WITHOUT GPS
Sparc AI Inc. has created a solution for autonomous flight for the Parrot ANAFI USA drone.
In late 2023, the company put forward a path to develop and re-engineer the core IP and technology, embed it into microchips, mobile phones and high-end drones used by first responders. The company also set an ambitious goal to leverage the Sparc AI algorithms to power a drone in autonomous flight.
The company is pleased to report that it has successfully deployed the Sparc AI algorithms on the Parrot ANAFI USA drone and successfully completed a series of autonomous flights that demonstrates the drone self-navigating and flying autonomously without GPS, lidar (light detection and ranging), radar, satellite or image recognition software. Setting up the autonomous flight is done whilst the drone is deployed in the air and activated within seconds of identifying the target location. There is no need for complex flight path orchestration software or building the flight path offline and then uploading to the drone.
The company has recorded a test flight that demonstrates the drone recording the geolocation of a parked car and then self-navigating, without GPS, to the exact location before flying back to base also without GPS. There is a connection between the drone and the controller for safety and for sending commands manually only when required. The video has been unedited and unscripted and presented in its raw form to fully demonstrate the drone in action.
Having reached this critical milestone, the company is planning to extend the technology for several use cases. For instance, using algorithms that provides instructions to the Sparc AI-enabled drone to self-navigate based on its environment for defence, border control, search and rescue, and security.
The company looks forward to providing more updates.
About Sparc AI Inc.
Sparc AI has developed and patented the spatial predictive approximation and radial convolution. This includes proprietary algorithms that uses proven mathematics to calculate the location of distant objects without using satellite, GPS or the Internet. Sparc AI is developing a range of geospatial products using its core IP and is also integrating these into a microchip to allow customers to activate Sparc AI on any of their camera device, including drones.
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