TU Delft's Autonomous Drone Beats Human Champions in Historic Race
2025-06-04

A team from TU Delft won the A2RL Drone Championship in Abu Dhabi, a race pushing the limits of physical AI. Their drone, using a single camera and innovative deep neural network training, outperformed 13 autonomous drones and even human champions. This achievement, unlike previous AI victories in virtual settings, happened in a real-world, high-stakes competition. The efficient and robust AI developed has broad applications in robotics, from self-driving cars to search and rescue operations.
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