A fly pilots an FPV drone in simulation, dodging obstacles — the real one this time
kastnerkyle · x · 2026-09-16
A viral demo shows a live fly controlling an FPV drone in simulation, keeping it airborne at low altitude and actively dodging visible obstacles. Commenters note most 'I made the fly do X' demos are fake slop, but this one appears genuine, echoing EPFL's 2009 optiPilot paper, which used optical mouse sensors and optic flow for collision-free near-obstacle flight without full 6-DOF state estimation.
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