Quad Theatre: Cirque du Soleil's flying lampshades

Saturday, September 27, 2014 - 12:00 in Physics & Chemistry

Dance of the Quadcopters? Cirque du Soleil, ETH Zurich, and Verity Studios have partnered to develop a film that shows 10 quadcopters in performance. What would one expect with the name-brand Cirque du Soleil. Humans and drones move in sync. ETH Zurich comes into the mix with precise computer control for the performance of human and machine movements. The technology team would be tasked with achieving seamless coordination of multiple vehicles, designing suitable trajectories and high-reliability infrastructure to pull off a successful film shoot.

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