“Oculus Rift FPV is a project from Intuitive Aerial (a Swedish company specializing in airborne camera rigs) to build a UAV system that can be controlled entirely while wearing a virtual reality headset.”
Robots clean rivers and sort waste, monitor ecosystems, and inspect renewable-energy infrastructure. But even the greenest robot has an environmental footprint.
EPFL engineers have designed acoustic cavities that convert sound waves into thrust, propelling small robots and ultralight aerial vehicles without on-board actuators or electronics.