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Tiny Humanoid Robots Are Now Smart Enough To Fly Planes!

A tiny humanoid robot called the PIBOT is now advanced enough to fly light aircraft.

The robot, standing at merely five inches tall, can mimic human movements and control a plane from a flight simulator, including take-off, flying a short distance, and bringing the plane back to the runway although not quite landing it just yet.

PIBOT is pre-programmed in order to flip switches, press the right buttons, and steer the plane with a joystick. The robot also utilizes a webcam and is capable of reacting based on what it sees during the flight.

PIBOT makes all the decisions itself during simulation with no human assistance. The inventors of the humanoid are very confident it can eventually meet government regulations in order to fly real airplanes.

It will be interesting to see how PIBOT continues to progress. The robot represents one of the first steps towards having robot pilots on commercial flights.

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