Developer flies drone with Codex, but 12-20s inference per decision is the bottleneck

A developer tested controlling a small drone with OpenAI Codex for autonomous decisions. The drone hovers between decisions with acceptable stability, but the main bottleneck is Codex's slow inference, taking 12-20 seconds per decision and straining battery life.

2026-10-22 ~ 2026-10-22 · 2 related posts

• Flying a drone with Codex: 12–20s per decision is the bottleneck — kfountou · 2026-10-22

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