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Drones

Watch this drone do a backflip from a simple hand gesture

The power is quite literally at your fingertips.
By Emmett Smith  on 
A side by side of a drone and a man with a sensor on his forearm used for controlling the drone
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MIT(opens in a new tab) is developing a drone that can be controlled using hand gestures. The drone reacts to a sensor on the users arm that detects muscle movement and can even do a backflip. We spoke with MIT Postdoctoral Associate Joseph DelPreto(opens in a new tab) to discuss the technology further.


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