# The future of flying robots

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxPenn
- Speaker: Vijay Kumar
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Computer science, Engineering, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/vijay_kumar_the_future_of_flying_robots)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

At his lab at the University of Pennsylvania, Vijay Kumar and his team have created autonomous aerial robots inspired by honeybees. Their latest breakthrough: Precision Farming, in which swarms of robots map, reconstruct and analyze every plant and piece of fruit in an orchard, providing vital information to farmers that can help improve yields and make water management smarter.

## Lectures

1. [The future of flying robots](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/vijay_kumar_the_future_of_flying_robots/cc14a8521cd4), 13 min (TED's player)