Learning to Fly Live

In this research project, a drone will teach itself how to fly. Starting from simplest tasks such as hovering, the drone should gradually explore its motor skills, learn to understand the cause and effect of its motor control, and gain more experience and skills through constant practice until finally even challenging movements are possible. In essence, we are mimicking the development of human motor skills and proprioception that occurs continuously and gradually, increasing ability and complexity over time, and building on past experience. To that end, we will combine elements of continual learning with novel, AI-based algorithms. The innovative and high-risk element is that everything happens live on the drone.