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Swarming Drones

A University of Pennsylvania lab is developing tiny drones that sense their environment.

01/17/2013 | Rating NR

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Swarming Drones

Clip: Season 40 Episode 3 | 2m 52sVideo has Closed Captions

A University of Pennsylvania lab is developing tiny drones that sense their environment.

A University of Pennsylvania lab is developing tiny drones that sense their environment.

01/17/2013 | Rating NR

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