The AI system that the chopper uses has been built by computer scientists from the Stanford University. The four-foot long chopper was manned by a ground-based computer and can perform all the tricks that their original cousins can. Still in the development stage, the choppers would cost about $4000 and includes an accelerometer, gyroscope and a magnetometer. It may also take help from GPS or double ground-based cameras for determining its location. The developers intend for the chopper to be used for investigating wildfires or for surveillance by the military.
