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A collaboration between Princeton University engineers and entomologists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign began ...

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A new generation of AI-enabled VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) aircraft prototypes is offering a glimpse into how autonomous aviation may evolve in the coming decade. Built as experimental ...

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